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What is Child Support?
Child support is a legal obligation where one parent provides financial assistanceto help cover the costs of raising their child. It ensures that a child’s basic needssuch as food, clothing, education, healthcare, and housing are met, even whenthe parents live...
What is a Parenting Plan?
A parenting plan is a written agreement between parents that outlines how theywill raise and care for their child following separation or divorce. It serves as aclear and structured guide to co-parenting, helping parents collaborate in a waythat prioritizes the best...
What is Sole Custody?
Sole custody is a legal arrangement in which one parent is granted fullresponsibility for the care, upbringing, and decision-making for a child. Unlike jointcustody, where both parents share responsibilities, sole custody places theprimary custodial rights with one...
What is Joint Custody?
Joint custody is a legal arrangement in family law where both parents share theresponsibility and rights regarding their child’s upbringing. Unlike sole custody,where one parent holds primary responsibility, joint custody promotes activeinvolvement from both parents...
What is Child Custody?
Child custody is a fundamental concept within family law that determines thelegal rights and responsibilities a parent or guardian has concerning the care,control, and decision-making for a child. When parents separate or divorce, one ofthe most important and often...
What is the difference between divorce and annulment?
When a marriage encounters serious difficulties, many people consider legaloptions to formally end the relationship. Two common legal processes thatdissolve a marriage are divorce and annulment. While they may seem similar atfirst glance, they have distinct legal...
What Does a Family Lawyer Do?
Family law matters are often some of the most sensitive and complex legal issuesindividuals and families face. A family lawyer is a legal professional who specializesin handling these matters, providing guidance, representation, and advocacy toclients during...
What is Family Law?
Family law is a specialized branch of the legal system that addresses issues relatedto family relationships and domestic matters. It encompasses a wide range of legaltopics that affect individuals and families, providing a framework for resolvingdisputes and...
Body corporate levy collections
by Simone Padayachee A brief overview on sectional title schemes, body corporates and the importance of levies A sectional title scheme is used to describe the separate ownership of a unit within a complex or development. The owner of the unit will automatically...
Everything you need to know on harassment
Firstly, lets define what exactly harassment means: when a person behaves in a manner that is unacceptable, abusive, or even rude which leads to mental, psychological, physical, or financial harm. Harassment can occur at any environment, even the ones we sometimes...
Akshar Birbal Our Very Own Mr. Supranational South Africa
Akshar Birbal our very own Mr. Supranational South Africa giving some super advice - Wishing you a safe festive season from Pravda and Knowles
Celebration of Women and Children
‘Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo' (you strike the women, you strike the rock) “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” ~ Maya Angelou On the 9th August 1956, Lillian Ngoyi, Helen...
Conveyancing
ConveyancingConveyancing in a nutshell, can be described as dealing with all documents that relate to title, right, and interest of persons to immovable property. The Deed of Registrars is the body that registers the immovable property in a Title Deed. It covers a...
Road Accident Fund Article
Road Accident FundPersonal injury and death are compensated by the Road Accident Fund from accidents resulting from motor vehicle collisions on roads. Private roads and driveways are not included. Drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians are covered by the Road...
Engagement And Marriage Contracts
Engagement And Marriage ContractsA contract can be either verbal or written between two or more persons which specifies the intention of the parties and to practically govern and regulate the terms and conditions of what they want to materialize, e.g. sale of motor...
Disciplinary Hearings
Disciplinary Hearings TALKING POINT - DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS Fair or unfair Both the employer and employee have rights and they have to follow a fair process at a disciplinary hearing. 1) A Disciplinary meeting must be set up and parties informed to make a...
Total Women
Total WomenAnnie Tooray is the founder of Total Woman. It was a forum in which conferences were presented with a difference about relevant and topical issues. The goal was to empower and build women to be complete and fulfilled in all aspects of her life being her...
Pravda And Knowles Golf Day
Pravda And Knowles Golf DayMathew Pravda is a formidable Golfer whose enthusiasm for the sport has rubbed onto the law firm. Pravda boasts of many of his deals being done on the golf course. Both him and Annie Tooray are partners of the firm and have excelled in the...