W.N.D.K v C.I.D.K [2023] ZAGPPHC 261; A152/2019 (21 April 2023)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A152/2019
Judges
RGTolmay, R Francis-Subbiah
The High Court upheld an appeal confirming discharge of a maintenance order after cohabitation, and held the court a quo erred by delaying the effective date.
T.G v B.J.G (A06/2023) [2023] ZAWCHC 92 (23 March 2023)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A06/2023
Judges
Nyati, Baartman
The High Court found that the magistrate erred in rejecting the appellant's answering affidavit due to a clerical error by the commissioner of oaths, as the substance and context of the affidavit made it clear the deponent was present and the error was not fatal. The appellant, as a cited party and primary caregiver of the adult dependent child, retained a substantial interest in the maintenance proceedings and should not have been excluded without a factual enquiry into the daughter's dependence. The punitive costs order was set aside as the magistrate lacked jurisdiction and no reasons were…