J.A.R v L.LR (017913/2024) [2024] ZAGPPHC 910 (12 September 2024)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
017913/2024
Judge
Retief
The High Court found both parents’ conflict was harming the child and appointed a new parenting coordinator, ending the previous coordinator’s role and confirming the parenting plan.
G.D v N.B (HCAA26/2023) [2024] ZALMPPHC 51; 2025 (1) SACR 179 (LP) (20 May 2024)
Court
Limpopo High Court, Polokwane
Case number
HCAA26/2023
Judges
T. Deane, M. Naude-Odendaal
The court found that the appellant's marriage to the respondent's sister established a domestic relationship by affinity under the Domestic Violence Act. The appellant's conduct—intimidation, controlling behaviour, psychological abuse, locking farm gates, denying access, and economic abuse—fell squarely within the definitions of domestic violence in the Act. The appellant's denials were not real, genuine, or bona fide and failed to create a material dispute of fact. The Magistrate correctly applied the Plascon-Evans principle, accepting the respondent's detailed allegations and supporting aff…