
Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” (Quoted in the judgment below) One of the greatest tragedies of family fall-outs
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How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of bandages and adhesive tape.” (Groucho Marx) It’s a perennial topic of dispute in our courts. A
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A New School Year Dawns – Can Unpaid Fees Bar Your Child From Enrolling?
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” (Mark Twain) Our Constitution guarantees everyone rights to education, but that doesn’t mean parents can
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This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname?
“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) Your wedding to-do list will be
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Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
“Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.” (Rita Mae Brown) How will the new “Three-Pot Retirement System” (often referred to as
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Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action
“Love is grand. Divorce is a hundred grand.” (Anon) In the boiler room that is the divorce court, it’s common to hear accusations and counter-accusations
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Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?
“It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide”
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A Valentine’s Day Thought for Life Partners: What is a “Universal Partnership”?
“Marriage is the chief cause of divorce” (Groucho Marx) This Valentine’s Day, think about the legal aspects of your romantic relationship. They’re a lot less
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How Does the New Divorce Act Ruling Affect You?
Media reports of the recent Constitutional Court decision holding a section of the Divorce Act unconstitutional and giving Parliament 24 months to remedy that haven’t
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Dementia: Understanding Your Legal Options
“Dementia is the plague of our time, the disease of the century” (Unattributed) Dementia is a widespread medical condition that affects people of all ages
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