Pelser N.O. and Another v Lessing N.O. and Others (5034/2013)
Pelser N.O. and Another v Lessing N.O. and Others (5034/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 521 (25 July 2014)
The court held that where delictual liability was incurred by one spouse during the marriage in community of property, and not paid during the marriage, such liability must be borne after dissolution by the guilty spouse alone. Section 19 of the Matrimonial Property Act does not provide for recovery from the joint estate after divorce. The division of the joint estate was finalised by agreement between the parties, and the second respondent is entitled to her half-share of the proceeds of the Valhalla property. The applicants' claims for the lost investment and misappropriated executor's fees…
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- Matrimonial Property Act
- Division Of Joint Estate
- Delictual Liability
- Executor Misconduct
- Insolvent Estate Distribution