Page 25 - Maintenance Act News Today

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Each day there are people heading to family court to lodge personal maintenance claims against partners and/or on behalf of their children. All maintenance claims are governed by the Maintenance Act No.99 of 1998, as amended. The Act correlates with all other legislation with laws that speaks to maintenance. The Prescription Act is one of the examples of legislation where the Supreme Court of Appeal in Arcus v Arcus determined that an undertaking to pay maintenance in a divorce order constitutes...

Eric Jordaan of Crue Invest unpacks this landmark ruling, its possible impact on marital contracts and divorces, and offers advice on how a stay-at-home spouse can avoid finding themselves in tough spot after divorce.

Johannesburg High Court rules that mother did not have to give notice before taking money for maintenance arrears

Johannesburg High Court rules that mother did not have to give notice before taking money for maintenance arrears

Johannesburg high court rules that mother did not have to give notice before taking funds for child maintenance arrears.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports would examine the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill in its first meeting on April 13.

Bill proposing change of age for marriage from 18 to 21 to be examined by Parliament - The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 proposes to amend the existing law to bring parity at the minimum marriageable age.

Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that daughters can claim marriage expenses under the Act of 1956.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter can claim the expenses of marriage from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.