Fathers use Covid-19 as excuse to not pay maintenance

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Fathers use Covid-19 as excuse to not pay maintenance
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A Pretoria attorney, who has been representing clients in maintenance cases for more than 20 years, says mothers are struggling to feed their kids because some fathers are “hiding behind the Covid-19 coronavirus” as an excuse to not pay maintenance

Pretoria attorney says mothers are struggling to feed their kids because some fathers are “hiding behind the Covid-19 coronavirus” as an excuse to not pay maintenance.

“I’ve informed clerks that [Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald] Lamola has indicated that assisting clients with maintenance cases is an essential service, but their answer is that they have not received directives about it. I’ve informed clerks that [Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald] Lamola has indicated that assisting clients with maintenance cases is an essential service, but their answer is that they have not received directives about it“There have been delays on occasion, but this is being handled. People are not allowed to enter the building without masks, but those without them get angry when they are turned away.

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