(LL11-2023) How does future maintenance work

MODULE

√ Pre-reading material

√ Video presentation

√ Training manual

√ Online assessment

TIME

√ Reading (15 minutes)

√ Video (45 minutes)

√ Online assessment (15 minutes)

ASSESSMENT

√ Online (15 minutes)

√ Multiple choice

√ Written assessment

AVAILABILITY

√ On demand

√ 24/7 availability

√ Email support

√ Virtual training

• What is future maintenance?
• When can future maintenance be claimed?
• Case law on where maintenance defaulters have the intention to defeating a maintenance order by spending money that is due to them in terms of a pension payout
• Discussion of the Soller v Magistrate Wynberg 2006 case in detail
• Explanation of the process to claim future maintenance (Notice of Motion with supporting affidavits)
• Drafting all court documents to claim future maintenance discussed
This section contains pre-reading material that you should read through at your leisure before the webinar.  The webinar handout you would find on the next tab – we suggest that you download and print the handout / webinar material before the start of the webinar as we will be referring to sections in the handout during the course of the webinar.

 

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This section contains the slideshow (if used), webinar handout and important resources that we will be referring back to during the webinar. Please download and print these before the start of the webinar or have them available electronically to enhance your learning experience.

 

• Maintenance Act, Act 99 of 1989

• Regulations Maintenance Act 99/1989

• Handout: How does future maintenance work

• Slides: How does future maintenance work

• SA Law Reform Commission Paper 157 (proposals to changes of the Maintenance Act)

• Case law: Soller v Maintenance Magistrate, Wynberg and Others [2006] 1 BPLR 53 (C)

 

(LL03-2023) How to complete the J101 maintenance application form

Your first name:
Your last name (surname):
Your email address:
Your job title:
In which your do you operate?
The Maintenance Act is the most important instrument of enforcement of maintenance in South African law.
Which section of the Constitution protects the right of children?
Where could complaints obtain the J101 form?
Give your understanding of what paragraph 15 of the DOJ Codified instructions, code family courts –maintenance 26/2015 means:
What happens if the complainant does not have the details (work or home address) of the other parent?
If the children lives with a caregiver (such as a grandparent) can they claim maintenance?
I am asked how much (amount) the claimant can get for maintenance. How would you answer?
Can a complainant claim winter / summer / Christmas clothes as part of the maintenance order?
How is the expenses split between the parent and the children? Which approach is followed in Courts?
Name 3 difficulties that complainants encounter when completing the J101 form:
Submit assessment

Introductory training video

Maintenance officer specific training video

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