(LL20-2023) How to conduct a mediation in maintenance enquiries?

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

• Discussion of current legislation and the recommendations of the SA Law Reform Commission regarding mediation
• What gets mediated in a maintenance matter?
• Discussion of a typical mediation process and that to expect
• Explanation of possible desired outcomes of mediation
• Negotiation process used in maintenance mediation
• General family law mediation discussion with an emphasis on new maintenance applications, defaulting or arrear respondents mediation and the intersection with domestic violence
• Discussion on the qualification of private mediators and maintenance officers
• Benefits of mediating maintenance matters vs litigation
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.

 

• Pre-reading material on mediations and maintenance

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 to conduct a mediation in maintenance enquiries?

• Slides – How to conduct a mediation in maintenance enquiries?

 

Relevant articles or theses dealing with mediation:

• Article – A pragmatic look at mediation as an alternative to divorce litigation

• Article – Attacking trusts upon divorce and in maintenance matters

• Article – Mediation the necessity of incorporating cultural values

• Thesis – A comparative analysis of community mediation

• Thesis – A legal discussion of the development of family law in SA

• Thesis – Mandatory mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism

• Thesis – The role of court-based mediation in the resolution of disputes

• Thesis – The role of mandatory mediation in the transformation in the SA

 

(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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