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Rule 43: Paying Interim Maintenance During a Divorce

Posted by on Jan 30, 2014

Rule 43: Paying Interim Maintenance During a Divorce

When a marriage disintegrates, the spouse who has been the homemaker and caregiver often finds themself without a source of income. Statistically speaking this is usually the wife and they then have to try and provide for their own financial needs, as well as those of any children from the marriage. The Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959 contains certain rules governing this issue. One of these is Rule 43, which applies when a couple are divorcing and a spouse requires interim maintenance. This may be for herself or himself and/or any children born during the marriage. This maintenance covers the...

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