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LegalWise celebrates 40 years by offering free legal advice to Non-Members on Hu...
LegalWise is marking its 40th anniversary by providing complimentary legal consultations to non-members on Human Rights...
Testamentary trusts: created in your Will
Parents are often concerned about what would happen to their children should they die before the children reach adulthoo...
Administration of deceased estates
It is heartbreaking when a loved one dies. The idea of having to deal with their belongings after their death (“deceased...
Putting your trust in a Trust
Trusts are very useful estate planning tools and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. It basically means that a p...
Lock-down offences: clearing your criminal record
The Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 was enacted with the object of managing the severity of disasters, amongst other...
Claiming back maintenance after negative paternity test: what does the law say?
Peter had been paying child maintenance towards a child who was believed to be his. He has paid the maintenance for 11 y...
LegalWise South Africa applauds High Court ruling that blocked IDs is inv...
LegalWise South Africa welcomes the judgment handed down on 16 January 2024 by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, where...
Living with a parent abroad is not always in the best interest of the child
The best interests of the child (under the age of 18 years) is often a contentious and common dispute amongst parents wh...
Administration of deceased estates
It is heartbreaking when a loved one dies. The idea of having to deal with his/her belongings after his/her death (“dece...
If you do the crime, you must do the time
When a person is found guilty of committing a criminal offence (“offence”) by a court of law, s/he will be punished (“se...
Understanding your right to lay-by goods
Consumers often find themselves wanting certain goods that they cannot afford at a particular point in time in th...
Freedom of expression. Be careful what you post on social media
We live in a digital world with the ability to reach thousands to millions of people with the press of a button. It is e...