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The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
When the Decree Falls Silent: A Rule 43 Order Does Not Survive Divorce – S.C.K v B.K (A143/2026) [2026] ZAWCHC 629 (23 October 2026).
This Full Bench appeal in the Western Cape Division decides whether an interim maintenance order granted under Rule 43 continues to operate after a decree of divorce that says nothing…
The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
No Notice, No Attachment: Freezing a Bank Account to Enforce Rule 43 Maintenance in M.T.J v E.C.J (2026-060216) [2026] ZAGPJHC 1216 (23 October 2026).
This case concerns the attachment of a husband’s bank account to enforce an unpaid Rule 43 maintenance order. The Johannesburg High Court set the attachment aside because the sheriff had…
The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
Self-Help Is Not a Defence: Ex-Husband Held in Contempt for Flouting Maintenance Order in D.O v M.E (6955/2018) [2026] ZAWCHC 624 (21 October 2026).
This case concerns a former husband who, for the better part of seven years, paid his ex-wife’s court-ordered rehabilitative maintenance when and in the amount he chose, pleaded poverty and…
DMConsultants Blog
¿PAGAS O RECIBES DINERO DE TU EXCÓNYUGE?
Hacienda puede tratar de forma diferente a las dos partes Una resolución del TEAC muestra que algunos pagos efectuados tras una separación pueden tributar para quien los recibe, aunque no…
A Lawyer's Blog
NY DIVORCE – WILL TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE AWARD MOTIVATE STAY AT HOME PARENT TO RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE
In this case, the husband, formerly making six figure incomes, becomes the stay at home parent while the wife advances in her career. And by this award, it appears that…
Law Web
Delhi HC: The object of Section 24 of HMA is to avoid vagrancy but it is not meant to equalize the income of the wife with that of the husband
By Law Web
It is settled that object of Section 24 of HMA is to avoid vagrancy but it is not meant to equalize the income of the wife with that of the…
Law Web
Delhi HC: Whether wife is entitled to get maintenance if her expenses are more than her recurring income?
By Law Web
The appellant has relied upon her monthly expenditure, which according to her affidavit is approximately Rs. 1,16,150/-, apart from litigation expenses. The mere assertion of an expenditure figure, however, cannot…
Law Web
Retirement corpus can’t be treated as monthly income for maintenance, Delhi High Court clarifies in matrimonial dispute
By Law Web
In considering these assets, a distinction has to be made between the retirement corpus and the income generated from that corpus. The retirement corpus is accumulated capital. It cannot, merely…
The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
When Both Sides Lose: “Absence”, Self-Created Urgency and a Decade of Maintenance Litigation: E.H v J.C.J.V.D (19849/2022) [2026] ZAWCHC 576 (2 October 2026).
A Decade of Enforcement and a Friday Evening HearingThe judgment in E.H v J.C.J.V.D (19849/2022) [2026] ZAWCHC 576 (2 October 2026), delivered by Greig AJ in the Western Cape Division,…
SCC Blog
Can a compassionate appointee be legally bound to maintain the deceased employee’s dependants? Rajasthan HC Answers
Rajasthan High Court: In a significant ruling concerning the obligations arising from compassionate appointment, a Single Bench of Anand Sharma, J., held that a beneficiary of compassionate appointment cannot neglect…