Applying for child maintenance Arisha Rajaram What is maintenance Both parents have an equal duty to contribute towards the maintenance needs of their child. This duty exists whether the parents are married or divorced, or whether the child is adopted, a surrogate or born out...
Spanking children is now unconstitutional as a form of discipline Nozipho Mvulane The Constitutional Court handed down judgment on 18 September 2019 in the matter of Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others [2019] ZACC 34.This case confirmed...
NQF Amendment Act – Jail Time for People Who Misrepresent Their Qualifications Nozipho Mvulane The National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act 12 of 2019 (the Act) was signed into law on 13 August 2019. The Act has not yet commenced. It will commence on a date...
Has your last Will and Testament been prepared? Arisha Rajaram What is a Will? A Will, also known as a Testament is a legal record where a person (testator) expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed after their death, as...
Domestic Violence – Applying for An Urgent Interim Protection Order Nozipho Mvulane Protection against domestic violence is a human right. It is founded on several human rights in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996 (the Constitution). Section 10 provides that “everyone has an...
