MCCLUNG MUSTARD DE BEER
Notary in Pinetown

The firm offers efficient and effective service in most aspects of the law. In 1973, Ken Mustard was admitted as a partner and the firm’s name became McClung Goudge & Mustard. In 1981, Barry Goudge retired from private practice and Gordon McGlashan, having served his articles of clerkship with the firm, was admitted as a partner and in due course the name changed to McClung Mustard & McGlashan. Barrie McClung retired as a partner in 1995 but continued his association with the firm as a consultant until An obligation is also imposed on accountable institutions to report suspicious transactions and they will, in the near future, be required to report any amounts of cash paid over a certain amount. As part of the prescribed rules to verify and identify the client, the accountable institution will be required to obtain and verify certain documents and/or information. In the case of companies, close corporations, trusts and other organisations, there are further requirements which will be more time consuming on the part of both the client and on behalf of the accountable institution. All businesses, whether accountable institutions or not, are required to report all suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Centre. It will shortly be a requirement that all cash payments over a certain amount will have to be reported as well. There is therefore a strong incentive to ensure that the law is followed correctly. The termination of a marriage relationship by divorce is a highly traumatic experience, not only for the husband or wife, but also for the children, the family and friends. The grounds for divorce are the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage or the mental illness or the continuous unconsciousness of a party to the marriage. The main ground (irretrievable breakdown) occurs where the marriage relationship has reached such a state of disintegration that there is no reasonable prospect of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship. Evidence of irretrievable breakdown will lie in instances where, for example, the parties no longer live together as husband and wife, the parties continuously argue with each or don’t communicate with each other on a meaningful level or at all, or one of the parties has committed adultery and the other party finds such adultery irreconcilable with a continued marriage relationship. There are numerous other factors which can lead to the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage and can constitute evidence of the grounds for divorce. Both parents are responsible for the maintenance of their children. The amount of maintenance is based on the needs of the child and the level of earnings of both parents. The factors a court will take into account in reaching a decision include the age of the party seeking maintenance, the duration of the marriage, the existing and prospective means of the parties as well as any other factors which the court deems relevant. Where the marriage was out of community of property prior to November 1984, the divorce court can order a re distribution of assets of one party in favour of the other if the court is satisfied that it would be equitable and just to do so. The court will take into consideration the contribution made either directly or indirectly by a party to the preservation or increase of the value of the marriage assets. When you consult an attorney about a divorce you buy time and expertise. Fees are charged in accordance with the time and expertise spent on your case. At your first consultation with the attorney, discuss the entire question of costs. Your attorney will be quite happy to do so and work out an estimate of costs.