The Western Cape High Court granted interim maintenance to a woman who ended a 29-year life partnership and now faces financial uncertainty, reports Cape {town} Etc.
According to SAFLI the order keeps her on the same financial footing pending a full trial of her claim for ongoing support.
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The couple began a romantic relationship in 1984, formalised a life partnership in 1991, and raised two children together. The respondent carried the role of primary breadwinner while the applicant focused on household and childcare. The respondent later reduced payments and stopped providing financial support, starting the interim application.
Judge Gayaat Da Silva-Salie found that at this interim stage the applicant need not finally prove a legally enforceable life partnership to obtain short-term relief.
The judge wrote: ‘The deprivation of established maintenance in circumstances of dependency constitutes sufficient apprehension of harm to justify interim protection.’
The respondent argued the court lacked jurisdiction because he resides in Tanzania, an argument the court rejected. The judge concluded that the applicant has shown financial dependence and that maintaining the status quo pending trial is in the balance of convenience.
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