If you plan to marry this Wedding Season, make sure that a high priority item on your Wedding Plan list is to get the legal aspects sorted out before you actually tie the knot.
Financial Advice
Lending money or advancing credit to another individual or business carries with it a certain amount of unavoidable risk. But you can minimise that risk…
We share some thoughts on the general principle “costs follow the result” and its limitations, then discuss the three categories of legal costs and what they will mean to you in practice.
It may seem like overkill, and illogical to boot, to insist on a family loan being recorded in a formal contract. But in fact it’s the only logical course of action to take, as we shall find out in the context of a court fight between a daughter and her parents over a R540k “loan”.
Divorce can be a costly and traumatic process, and if you and your ex-spouse are still co-trustees of your family trusts afterwards, you may well find the situation untenable.
Whether you are about to tie the knot or about to divorce, you should know about an important new ruling from the High Court, declaring a section of the Divorce Act to be constitutionally invalid.
A Legacy Letter is a way for you to share your values, life lessons, cherished memories, hopes for your family’s future, and anything else that is really important to you.
The said penalty … was imposed due to the fact that the property was being used in contradiction to its zoning.
If someone close to you loses control over their spending and starts squandering their money and property recklessly, threatening themselves and their dependants with destitution, you should consider approaching the High Court for help.
Your will lies at the heart of ensuring that your loved ones will be able to cope financially once you are gone, so it is of course vital that it be both valid and an accurate reflection of your wishes.