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Frequently asked questions

The following questions will provide clarity on some of the legal terms you will encounter throughout this WiseUp Newsletter.

Raising Transformational Leaders

The dictionary defines the process of transformation as 'changing in character or condition'. Faced with the daily challenge of gangsterism, crime and substance abuse, transformation seems impossible for many of the youth in the communities on the Cape flats.

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Online Contract Creator

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Living together and inheritance. What did the judge say?

A Court revisits the legal position of permanent relationships and the rights of surviving partners when one of them passes away.

Marriages out of community of property: High Court provides hope for spouses financially stranded after divorce.

Women are often seen as the economically disadvantaged partner in some marriages where, for reasons as agreed to between the spouses, women quit their jobs and become homemakers (which includes staying at home to take care of the children and other household functions). Unfortunately, this economic disproportion often plays a huge role when parties decide to get divorced, sometimes leaving women financially stranded.

Divorce

When spouses have marital problems, they can either try to save the marriage through counselling or if there is no chance of saving the marriage, they can decided to dissolve the marriage through a divorce.

Human rights: your beliefs and opinions

The Bill of Rights is contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”) and protects a person’s basic human rights (such as the rights to equality, human dignity, life and so on). Human rights are based on the values of society and must be carefully balanced to ensure that, although persons can exercise their human rights, they also have a responsibility to respect the human rights of others.

Child Contact

Contact refers to maintaining a personal relationship with a child. It entitles a person to see, spend time with or communicate with a child who does not live with that person.