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The NPA is hosting a Community Dialogue on the Maintenance Act and related issues.
Attorneys, paralegals, social workers, NGO’s and all that deal with maintenance issues could benefit from this free workshop to be held on Saturday 28 May 2022 in Cape Town.
(Full course material will be sent to you a day or two before the event.)
Date: Saturday 28 May 2022
Time: 08:45 – 14:00 (note new starting time)
Entrance: FREE
Venue: NPA Head Office Auditorium
Address: 115 Buitengrach Street • Cape Town
Seats for the in person attendance are limited. Please book your seat by following the link below
Please book your seat by following the link below. Details of the live stream will be forwarded to you a couple of days before the event.
Topics that will be discussed:
- Recap of January 2022 to April 2022 Community Dialogues
- Rights & Recourses in maintenance matters, what can be done if you are not satisfied with a maintenance officer’s recommendation, how to appeal, complaints procedure.
- Appeals and reviews against maintenance orders.
- The duties of maintenance officers, maintenance investigators – reference to the DOJ Code 26/2015 and case law
- PN v TM 2019 JDR 1532 (ECM) case – background as to the case which was argued on appeal by Adv Mohammed Abduroaf
- Adv Mohammed Abduroaf (guest speaker): discussion of PN v TM 2019 JDR 1532 (ECM): Appeal against maintenance award granted by magistrate payable by respondent to appellant — Failure of magistrate to demonstrate how award was fair and equitable with reference to financial means of parties — Failure to give effect to principle of child’s best interests — Appeal details.
- Further unpacking of the Potgieter case and suggestions on how the matter should have been handled with reference to the rights and recourses that complainants have
- The civil attachment process in cases of defaulting action, Recap of section 26 to section 28 process
- How to draft your founding affidavit and J306 application for enforcement, Section 30 attachment of debt application
- Future maintenance applications of pensions/ retirement annuities
- Questions written down and handed to the presenters will be addressed and discussed
MAINTENANCE MATTERS: This site is dedicated to conversations about child maintenance. You are welcome to browse through our educational videos and download the necessary documents for your own use.
Should you wish to post a question about maintenance, you could post on any of these Facebook groups where other parents in the same situation (or attorneys or experts as admin of the groups) would assist you.
CHILD MAINTENANCE SOUTH AFRICA
CHILD MAINTENANCE DIFFICULTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
The NPA Community Dialogue is a free service provided for the community and the all of the speakers / presenters offer up their spare time at no remuneration. Should you wish to host or collaborate with any of the speakers to present a custom presentation on any relevant topic of either the Maintenance Act or the Domestic Violence Act, please email us here.
We always need volunteer presenters and volunteers to help out – if you could assist, please be in touch and we would value your efforts and assistance.
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