T.P v L.M (HCA30/2023)
T.P v L.M (HCA30/2023) [2024] ZALMPPHC 89 (12 August 2024)
The court found that both parties contributed to the breakdown of the marriage through mutual non-disclosure and that neither party's conduct amounted to substantial misconduct. The duration of the marriage (8.5 years) was not so long as to preclude forfeiture, but also not so short as to justify it solely on that basis. The respondent made both financial and non-financial contributions, including homemaking and supporting the appellant's business. The appellant failed to prove that the respondent would be unduly benefited by an equal division of the joint estate. The court emphasised that fo…
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- Divorce Act Section 9
- Forfeiture Of Benefits
- Division Of Joint Estate
- Non Financial Contributions
- Irretrievable Breakdown
- Spousal Misconduct