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Married Out of Community of Property? You May Still Be Entitled to a Share

Married Out of Community of Property? You May Still Be Entitled to a Share

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | May 26, 2026 | Family Law

“Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) Under the antenuptial contract alone, she would have had no claim on his estate. The court found otherwise. A woman who spent three decades running a home, raising her...
Love and the Law: Cohabiting? Get Your House in Order Now

Love and the Law: Cohabiting? Get Your House in Order Now

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jan 27, 2026 | Family Law, Property

“All you need is love… and a good lawyer.” (Anonymous) February, with its Valentine’s Day chocolates, roses and declarations of undying love, should be a month for romance, not legal niceties. But in the real world, love and the law are inextricably linked because any...
How to Fund Your Divorce if Your Spouse Can Outlitigate You

How to Fund Your Divorce if Your Spouse Can Outlitigate You

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jan 6, 2026 | Family Law

“For what is wedlock forced but a hell, An age of discord and continual strife?” (William Shakespeare in Henry VI Part I) This article is a balm for anyone unfortunate enough to be stuck in an unhappy marriage full of Shakespeare’s “discord and continual strife”, yet...
Wedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames Now

Wedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames Now

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Oct 28, 2025 | Family Law

“A family name holds the music of generations – it’s the first inheritance we receive.” (Attributed to Irish poet-philosopher John O’Donohue) The Constitutional Court has just confirmed (with some significant adjustments) last year’s High Court ruling that both...
Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy

Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Sep 25, 2025 | Family Law

“This [the Stalingrad Strategy] is a strategy of wearing down the plaintiff by tenaciously fighting anything the plaintiff presents by whatever means possible and appealing every ruling favourable to the plaintiff. Here, the defendant does not present a...
Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side

Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side

by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jul 28, 2025 | Family Law

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” (C.S. Lewis) Divorce is traumatic, to the extent that it’s widely considered to be the second most stressful life event (behind only the death of a spouse, and...
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