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M.K v A.J.K (11407/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 288 (7 July 2025)
The High Court held that the child should remain in the mother’s care in South Africa pending divorce, and refused interim relocation to Qatar absent safeguards.
T.L.K v E.E.E.B (2024/149673) [2025] ZAGPJHC 101 (10 January 2025)
High Court urgent family dispute over a mother’s relocation with a minor child, interim contact, and Family Advocate investigation.
L.S.M v T.C.T (3701/2021) [2024] ZAMPMHC 58 (8 November 2024)
The High Court granted a mother leave to relocate her minor child to Mauritius, finding the move bona fide, reasonable, and in the child’s best interests.
C.K v J.J.S (2023/058030) [2024] ZAGPJHC 292 (22 March 2024)
The High Court refused a mother's urgent bid to relocate with her 11-year-old son to Ballito, finding the move would not serve his best interests.
D.J.H. v A.H (914/2023) [2023] ZAECMKHC 139 (12 December 2023)
The court barred a mother from relocating with an 11-year-old child to Somerset West, holding that the child’s best interests required remaining in Graaff-Reinet.
T.S v S.D (7389/2023) [2023] ZAWCHC 288 (20 November 2023)
High Court granted the mother permission to relocate two minor children from South Africa to Dubai, finding the move bona fide, reasonable, and in their best interests.
L.V.A v J.V.A (1747/2023) [2023] ZAFSHC 196 (28 April 2023)
The court granted interim leave for a mother to relocate with her 9-year-old child to Upington and enroll her in home schooling, pending a Family Advocate report.
P.M.N v N.N (061732/2022) [2022] ZAGPJHC 1044 (29 December 2022)
The court granted an urgent interdict stopping a mother from relocating a 14-year-old child from Johannesburg to Cape Town pending further court order.
D v D (14582/2022) [2022] ZAGPJHC 1034 (19 December 2022)
The High Court allowed the father to relocate the parties’ 13-year-old child to Croatia, holding that the move served the child’s best interests and setting detailed contact arrangements.
ZO v JO (2022/14941) [2022] ZAGPJHC 511 (15 June 2022)
The court found that the order of 10 May 2022 authorizing the respondent to relocate with the minor children to the Western Cape was final in nature, as it disposed of the crucial issue of the children's residence and did not provide a mechanism for reconsideration absent fresh proceedings. Accordingly, the filing of an application for leave to appeal automatically suspended the operation and execution of the relocation order. The respondent failed to bring an application under section 18(3) to implement the order pending appeal, and even if such an application had been made, the court was no…
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