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‘Jail for me, nothing for you’

Maintenance battle

“Jail time for me, nothing for you. I don’t have that kind of money anymore.”

These were the words of a husband to his estranged wife shortly after the court in May last year ordered him to pay R75 000 interim maintenance to his wife and children, pending the outcome of the divorce.

The husband was also ordered to contribute R150 000 towards his wife’s legal costs and foot the bill for an array of expenses each month in relation

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