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11 guides to help you navigate family law matters.

All Guides Consumer Rights (12) Employment Law (16) Family Law (11) Property Law (3) Criminal Law (1)

Adoption

Adoption is the process where a person applies in court to be considered as the parent of a child. Find more information...

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Bail

Bail is an amount of money paid to ensure the temporary release of someone who has been arrested for an alleged criminal...

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Child Contact

Contact refers to maintaining a personal relationship with a child. It entitles a person to see, spend time with or comm...

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Divorce

When spouses have marital problems, they can either try to save the marriage through counselling or if there is no chanc...

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Evictions

What is an eviction and when may a person be evicted from the property s/he is staying on? Read about the procedure that...

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Marriages

Learn about marriage laws in South Africa, and the differences between civil marriages, customary marriages, and civil u...

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Small Claims Court

Read this QuickLaw guide to find information about the Small Claims Court (SCC) in South Africa, and learn about the pro...

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Unmarried Father

Unmarried fathers have parental rights and responsibilities towards their children. For more information surrounding unm...

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Wills

A Will is a document in which a person ("the testator”) makes sure that his/her belongings are distributed in accordance...

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