It’s wedding season – three questions to ask before you marry
“Marriage is a matter of more worth / Than to be dealt in by attorneyship” (Shakespeare) Wedding Season is well and truly upon us, and if you (or anyone near and dear to you) is busy planning for marriage (note that we are talking “civil marriage” here, “customary marriages” and “civil unions” are beyond the […]
About to marry? Don’t forget your ANC and the 3 types of marriage
“And she’s got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need” (P.G. Wodehouse) Wedding Season being once again well and truly upon us, the chances are high that even if you yourself aren’t contemplating marriage you know of someone who is. If so, please think of forwarding […]
GETTING MARRIED? DON’T FORGET THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
“A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong” (Rodney Dangerfield) With Wedding Season in full swing, here’s a timely reminder – take legal advice on choosing one of the three “marital regimes” available to you in our law before you actually tie the knot. That’s important because if you don’t specify otherwise in […]
DIVORCE MAINTENANCE: CAN YOU CONTRACT OUT OF IT?
“The concept of chivalry is beyond his comprehension and lies dead and buried in his mind, if it ever existed” (Part of the Court’s scathing assessment of the husband in the judgment below) Generally, our laws hold us to the agreements we make with each other, but there are limits. A recent High Court judgment, […]