The Facts: A Relocation, an Expert Report, and a Jurisdictional Challenge
The applicant, HMM, and the respondent, DM, were in a relationship for seven years and lived together for much of that time. DM contended that the parties were married
The facts: a brief nikah, a premature birth and a R154 118 claim
In Y.M v S.P (Appeal) (A146/2025) [2026] ZAWCHC 164 (13 April 2026), the Western Cape High Court (Pangarker J and Higgins AJ) was called upon to untangle
The Facts: A Child Removed from the Father’s Care, an Urgent Return Order, and the Contempt Sequel
In M.N v J.E and Another (2025/221659) [2026] ZAWCHC 189 (20 April 2026), Pangarker J delivered an ex tempore judgment that must be
The Facts: Divorce, Sequestration and a Web of Trusts and Companies
The matter of M.A.V. NO and Others v E.V (Case No. 8692/2020) [2026] ZAWCHC 167 (14 April 2026) concerns an application for security for costs arising out of protracted
The Facts: An Unemployed Husband, an Extra-Marital Child, and a Contested Rental Income
This is an opposed application brought in terms of Rule 43 of the Uniform Rules of Court before DJ Smit AJ in the Gauteng Division of the
The Facts and Background to the Rule 43(6) Application
The matter of J.V.D.B v O.V.D.B (234/25) [2026] ZAWCHC 136 (23 March 2026) came before Thulare J in the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Circuit Local Division, Thembalethu. The parties
The Facts: A Six-Year-Old, Gangrenous Feet and a Family’s Unyielding Faith On 19 January 2026, a six-year-old girl, referred to as AD to protect her identity, was admitted to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town in
Released on 19 March 2026: fewer marriages, later marriages, and a more differentiated formal union system. Prepared from Official Statistics South Africa data contained in Marriages and Divorces, 2024.Source note This article is based on the P0307 release published under
This article explains the key features of Statistics South Africa’s latest divorce release, highlights the most important movements from 2023 to 2024, and places the published figures in their wider family-law context. Publication date of release: 19 March 2026 |
The Facts: A Blended Family, a Breakdown, and a Battle Over Stepchildren’s Maintenance BE and NT married on 27 April 2018, out of community of property subject to the accrual system. The marriage deteriorated towards the end of 2023 and
