Divorce and maintenance issues: new hope for South African parents
Following divorce, arrear maintenance can have a devastating financial and emotional impact on children and primary caregivers. Family mediator Anneke Greyvenstein introduces the Maintenance Order Management System, which allows arrear maintenance to reflect on a maintenance debtor’s credit profile. Discover how to recover arrear maintenance with interest, and how the Co-Parent App can help divorced parents limit misunderstandings and conflict.
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In ep. 210 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, Anneke Greyvenstein - accredited family mediator and chairperson of the Social Justice Foundation - touches on:
the MOMS (Maintenance Order Management System) Portal: a digitalised ecosystem linking parents’ maintenance obligations to the credit industry
what maintenance entails: parents are expected to contribute proportionately
examples of extra costs regarding a child’s living expenses, e.g. back-to-school expenses
failing to pay maintenance is a criminal offense; why maintenance debtors got away with it until now
the effect on a child (and primary caregiver) when a parent/former spouse fails to pay maintenance
the right to claim arrear maintenance going back 30 years, with interest
3 ways to report arrear maintenance:
1. in person at court
2. electronically at www.maintenanceorders.co.za or www.maintenanceorders.org.za
3. by downloading the Coparenting App and clicking on CPB Listing
how maintenance debtors are affected by an adverse listing
how maintenance debtors are informed of this process and invited to participate
the Co-Parent App: a platform for communication, offering different functions
the language filter which forms part of the Co-Parent App
where to find the Co-Parent App: in play stores, with an annual subscription fee of R50 per parent
help with calculating arrear maintenance, including interest
what family mediation or Alternative Dispute Resolution entails.
In this episode, Anneke mentions CPB, the Consumer Profile Bureau, a credit bureau.
Scroll down for more info on Anneke, including her contact details.
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Here Laurie Greyvenstein explains how divorce mediation works and why it’s faster, cheaper and more flexible than going to court.
About Anneke and Laurie Greyvenstein, with contact details
Anneke Greyvenstein, based in Pretoria, is a NABFAM Accredited Family Mediator and Director: Social Justice Network (Pty) Limited.
Laurie Greyvenstein, based in Pretoria, is an accredited family mediator and the Executive Director of the Social Justice Network (Pty) Limited. He is the chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Family Mediators (NABFAM) and a former public prosecutor and magistrate.
Landline 021 300 6309 (digital line)
Whatsapp 064 800 3975
Email info@socialjustice.co.za
Co-Parent App
Maintenance Orders (MOMS) Portal
www.maintenanceorders.co.za or www.maintenanceorders.org.za
Social Justice Foundation
https://www.socialjustice.co.za/ or https://socialjustice.org.za/
Tel. 021 300 6309
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Music by Mart-Marie Snyman
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Photograph of Anneke Greyvenstein: supplied