Legal news and commentary from the offices of Simon Dippenaar
Unmarried needn’t mean unprotected We write a lot about the financial consequences of divorce, which is to be expected as we are divorce lawyers. But we are also family lawyers, and families come in many different shapes and sizes. Sometimes our role is to help keep families together, or to help people navigate issues they […]
Hayi bo! Are we married or not? Most couples know if they are married. They have held a wedding and invited friends and family, often at great expense. Or they have taken two witnesses and visited their local Department of Home Affairs for a simple ceremony. There should be no uncertainty about the answer to […]
Western Cape High Court File picture: Africa News Agency (ANA) Reprinted from the Cape Times, by Chevon Booysen – 2020-10-01 Cape Town – Heterosexual life partners are now eligible to inherit from each other after the Western Cape High Court ruled that a section in the Intestate Succession Act (ISA) is unconstitutional and invalid. The […]
Cohabitation vs. marriage – the legal differences For various reasons, marriage is not for everyone. Some prefer not to marry as a matter of principle; some can’t marry (for example if one party is waiting for a divorce to come through). Others want to live together prior to marriage, to road-test their compatibility. Whatever the […]
