Which documents must be submitted in support of the application for divorce payment? The GPAA requires the following documents to be submitted.  Failure to submit the necessary documents, properly certified, will delay payment: Original completed Choice Form Original certified copy of your ID An original certified copy your final divorce order and settlement agreement Original certified proof of your SARS …

Have you claimed your divorce benefit from your ex-spouse Government Employee Pension Fund? Or have you lodge a claim but are not getting any feedback from the GEPF? Have you been waiting longer than 60days for your payment? In the past, the “clean break principle” did not apply to the Government Employee Pension Fund. But in 2011 the Cape High …

A parent’s duty to support a child does not cease when the child reaches a particular age but it usually does so when the child becomes self-supporting. Majority (18) is not the determining factor. At common law, both divorced parents have a duty to maintain their child after divorcing. The incidence of this duty in respect of each parent depends …

So you’re considering separating . . . or you have made the decision to. It is often unusual for both spouses to come to a decision to terminate their marriage at exactly the same time. When however one of you is convinced of the correctness of this decision – or the other one accepts its inevitability –it is not only …

This article deals with the various time limits that are involved in regard to the request for payment, and the time that is allowed to funds within which to make the payment. One of the consequences of the dissolution of the marriage is the division of the joint estate, and the distribution of the assets between the husband and the …

We all know that South African Crime is one of the highest in the world. But some of us may not always know the facts behind it. So here is a list of them that you may not have known.

The Antenuptial Contract is one of the most important documents that a person will sign in his or her lifetime, that is if you opt to get married. How exactly does it it work?

An annulment is an order which nullifies a marriage, or declares that no marriage ever existed. Also called declaration of invalidity or declaration of nullity. We show you how a court can annul your marriage.

GEPF Divorce Benefits – A clear explanation on the GEPF and Divorce: The “clean-break” divorce principle was added to the Pension Fund Act 24 of 1956 on 13 September 2007.  This means that a non member spouse can claim their share of the benefit from the Pension Fund before the member resigns, retires or dies. Here we show how to …

If you want to change your marriage type from in to out of community, notice of the applications must be given to the Registrar of Deeds in terms of s 97 (1) of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937.