Lost Title Deed – all is not lost!
We often encounter a situation where the owner of an immovable property is unable to locate the original title deed for their property. There is a process in our law that allows the Deeds Offices to issue a duplicate original title deed in a situation where the original title deed has been lost/destroyed/misplaced by the […]
A discussion on the legal position of adult dependent children
Picture source: Gallo Images/Getty The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 21 July 2022 in a unanimous decision of Z v Z 2022 (5) SA 451 (SCA) dispelled the notion that mothers cannot apply for maintenance on behalf of their young adult children. A few months after the Z v Z decision in October 2022, a mother in the […]