In order to be eligible to claim for maintenance on a child’s behalf, it is paramount that the claimant first determine the reasonable needs of the child on a month-to-month basis.

Divorces

In South Africa, should spouses not wish to be married any longer, they have the option to dissolve their marriage relationship by a divorce in the form of an order granted by a court.

So what is a domestic partnership and what is intestate succession?

For the purposes of this article, a domestic partnership is when two heterosexual partners live together as if they are married yet are not and intestate succession is the legal rules pertaining to how an individual inherits when there is no living will in place.

What is it and how does it work in South Africa?

Surrogacy is a term used for a woman who carries a baby on behalf of the future parents who may not be able to for various reasons.

Surrogacy in South Africa only became regulated in June 2007 when the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005 came into effect.