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We practise law holistically. Our goal is not to pick and win fights, but - through civility and good will - to achieve justice and healing for our clients.

Bregmans Attorneys have handled family law matters since 1974 including the following: child custody (now called residence) and access (now called contact or visitation), biological fathers' rights, grandparent's rights, divorce (uncontested & contested), divorce mediation and negotiation of family law disputes, divorcing a missing spouse, life partnership agreements, parenting plans and pre- and post-marital contracts.

We also offer friendly, prompt and affordable services in the areas of commercial agreements, conveyancing, property law, insolvency, rehabilitation, liquidation, litigation, debt relief, debt restructuring and work-outs, labour law, estate planning, wills, trusts and winding up of deceased estates.

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Relocation to a different province or country

When can a mother move with her child
Customary law adoptive parents liable for child maintenance

In the case of Maneli v Maneli handed down on 19 April 2010 the South Gauteng High Court ruled that children adopted through Xhosa customary law are entitled to maintenance from their adoptive parents after a divorce.
Court recognises Hindu rites marriage valid for spousal maintenance

Magistrate finds husband has duty to maintain his wife in terms of their religious marriage in accordance with Hindu Personal Law, and grants an order for monthly maintenance

Annulment of a marriage

One cannot simply regard a marriage as having never validly taken place. There are some instances where grounds do in fact exist where a marriage is invalid and annulled. Otherwise, the parties must get divorced.
12 post-divorce don’ts

The things that you shouldn't do if you have recently been divorced
Victory sets precedent for unwed fathers

In a ruling described as ‘precedent-setting’ by the University of Johannesburg's Law Clinic, the court full parental rights and responsibilities, and specifically the right to care, to Mr Jose Williams, the unmarried biological father of a two-year-old girl.

Effect of sequestration on property of spouse of insolvent

If a person is sequestrated the assets of the solvent spouse automatically vest in the trustee of the insolvent spouse unless the solvent spouse demonstrates that such assets are his or hers, e.g. because they were his or hers before the parties got married or were acquired in terms of a marriage settlement.
Issues to be considered in drafting a life partnership agreement

If you and your partner live together you should consider drafting a life partnership agreement to protect yourselves should your relationship come to an end.
SCA rules suicide note valid as a new will

The SCA has ruled that a suicide note was intended to be an amendment of a man’s will

Grievance Policy and Procedure

This a sample of a Grievance Policy and Procedure. Consult your attorney or labour specialist to design a document that better suits your company's needs
How to address a grievance

A grievance is any feeling of dissatisfaction or perceived unfair treatment, which employees experience in relation to their work and employment situation and which constitutes a grievance of right.
Constructive dismisal

This article discusses what constitutes constructive dismissal

Court sentences nuisance neighbours to 30 days

You can do something about unpleasant neighbours. In 2008 an elderly couple got an interdict against their unruly neighbours and their children. When they ignored the court order the High Court sentenced them to 30 days imprisonment for contempt of court, suspended for three years.
Nuisance

What do you do if your neighbour is unreasonable and refuses to tone down his stereo system or generally behaves in an obnoxious manner to you and your fellow neighbours.
Encroaching trees, branches, leaves and roots

Citizens need to be more tolerant of the inevitable problems caused by the shrinking size of properties and the greater proximity of neighbours and their trees.

Relations between Tenants and Landlords

Chapter 3 of the Rental Housing Act, 1999 deals with the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords
A lesson for estate agents

Include a date for fulfilment of a suspensive condition
Avoid the transfer duty, CGT & STC trap

The effect of recent amendments is that if you decide to take advantage of this opportunity you will still be responsible for other costs associated with the transfer of immovable property, such as conveyancing fees and bond cancellation costs but will not be saddled with transfer duty, CGT and STC.

Have you been blacklisted?

According to estimates, about 200 000 defaults are recorded on consumers’ credit records monthly, but a lawyer claims that many of these listings are in fact illegal.

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