Cancellation of Court Order
For example, a mother finds out that her child is being abused by his/her father and applies to the court to have the order in respect of contact cancelled.
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Legal Glossary
Terms Starting with "C"
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Care
The right of a parent to have his/her child reside primarily with him/her and to control or supervise the daily life of that child.
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A person other than a parent or guardian who has the right to care for a child. Care is the right of that person to have a child reside primarily with him/her and to control or supervise the daily lif...
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The person chairing the disciplinary hearing. The chairperson must be independent, fair and objective.
Read full definitionChanging of Court Order
For example, a father decides that he would like to see his child every 2 months instead of every alternate weekend, because he is moving from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
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A person under the age of 18 years.
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A special court dealing with matters relating to children. Every Magistrate’s Court shall be a Children’s Court and the High Court is the upper guardian of all children.
Family Read full definitionCIVIL MATTER
CIVIL MATTER: arises when there is a dispute between people. An action or application procedure can be followed. An action procedure is where a summons is delivered by the sheriff on behalf of the pla...
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CLAIM: to apply for compensation from the Fund. If an employee is eligible s/he will be granted compensation subject to the level of his/her disablement.
Employment Read full definitionClearance Certificate
A certificate from the municipality that confirms that all amounts in respect of the property have been paid in full for the last two years.
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A written agreement concerning the terms and conditions of employment or any other matter of mutual interest concluded between registered trade unions, employers and/or registered employer organisatio...
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A presiding officer in the SCC who listens to both parties, considers the evidence and makes a judgment.
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Many persons believe that by living together for a certain amount of time, they enter into a common law marriage. Such a marriage does not exist and the persons are only protected through a cohabitati...
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Money in recognition of work, work-related injury or disease.
Read full definitionConstructive Dismissal
When an employee resigns because their employer's behaviour became so intolerable at work that s/he had no choice but to resign.
Employment Read full definitionConsulting Employees
The employees who are likely to be affected by the retrenchment, or their workplace forum, registered trade union or elected representatives, or any person elected in terms of a collective agreement....
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To maintain a personal relationship with a child and allowing a person to see, spend time with or communicate with a child.
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CONTRACT: two or more parties enter into an agreement (a contract), which includes, but are not limited to, lease agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements, consumer agreements and cre...
Property Read full definitionContractual Debt
Where a debt arises from a contract between the debtor and creditor, for example, a personal loan.
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The result of a criminal trial which was concluded and the accused was found guilty of the criminal offence charged.
Criminal Read full definitionCouple
Includes a man and a woman or same sex relationships.
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COURTS: resolves disputes involving people and/or property. A court is different from an ombudsman and alternative dispute resolution agents.
Property Read full definitionCREDIT AGREEMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT: a credit agreement is entered into when a consumer buys goods or services on credit or borrows money from a credit provider in return for the payment of interest and/or fees/charges....
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CREDIT BUREAU: a body that obtains, compiles and provide reports on credit agreements, applications, payment history or patterns, and so on. A credit bureau must be registered with the National Credit...
Contract Read full definitionCREDIT FACILITY
CREDIT FACILITY: when money, goods or services are supplied by the credit provider at the request of the consumer. The repayment of the loan, goods or services are postponed to a certain date in the f...
Read full definitionCREDIT PROVIDER
CREDIT PROVIDER: is a person that offers credit or lends money under a credit agreement. A credit provider must be registered with the National Credit Regulator.
Contract Read full definitionCriminal matter
CRIMINAL MATTER: arises when there is criminal activity. The process is as follows: a crime is committed, the matter is reported to the police, investigations are carried out by an Investigating Offic...
Criminal Read full definitionCriminal Offence
Act or omission (a failure to act when a person should have acted) punishable by law.
Criminal Read full definitionCurator - What does a Curator do with regards to law?
A person appointed by a High Court to manage a person’s estate as s/he cannot manage his/her own affairs.
Court Read full definitionCustodian
A parent who lives with the child and takes care of the child on a day to day basis.
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