12-year divorce battle: Husband’s R5.9m, R12m pension, no kids’ maintenance, and R2.9m girlfriend loan
He also brought a counter-application seeking: An order that the wife pay him maintenance pendente lite of R30 000 per month from 1 August 2026 That the wife pay R179 600 towards his costs of the trial Alternatively, that the amounts ordered be paid out of the funds attached and held in trust in terms of the previous order That the admitted arrear maintenance of R96 000 (from December 2023 to July 2026) be paid to the wife out of the attached funds for the benefit of the minor children That each payment be brought to account in the determination of the accrual at trial.
The husband opposed the application and brought a counter-application seeking maintenance and a contribution towards his own trial costs, along with other ancillary relief.
The counter-application raised the further question whether the husband, who appears on the papers to be the wealthier of the two spouses, can plausibly claim maintenance from the wife.
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