Grandparents’ Rights to Access

Introduction The role of grandparents in a child’s life is often profound, providing emotional stability, cultural continuity, and extended family support. However, following divorce, separation, death of a parent, or family conflict, grandparents may find their...

Co-Parenting After Divorce: Legal Guidelines

Introduction Divorce marks the legal dissolution of a marital relationship, but it does not terminate the parental bond between parents and their children. In South African family law, co-parenting after divorce is not merely a social ideal; it is a legal expectation...

Parental Alienation Explained

Introduction Parental alienation represents one of the most complex and emotionally charged issues encountered in modern family law. It arises most frequently in the context of high-conflict separations and custody disputes, where one parent-intentionally or...

Social Media’s Impact on Divorce and Custody Matters

Introduction Social media has fundamentally altered the dynamics of modern relationships and, by extension, the nature of family law litigation. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter) now serve as digital records of personal...

Digital Evidence in Family Law Cases

Introduction The digitalisation of modern life has profoundly reshaped the evidentiary landscape in family law disputes. Communications, financial transactions, personal relationships, parenting conduct, and even emotional states are now routinely recorded, stored,...