Yes. The duty to maintain is reciprocal and parents could sue their children for maintenance should they be able to prove to the court that they don’t have the means to look after themselves, whilst their children do. The same applies to grandparents and further.
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Divorce and Maintenance Law
How is a maintenance claim calculated?
The means and needs of both the Plaintiff and the Defendant are compared. Means are calculated by deducting all necessary expenses from income. Needs depend on the applicable standard of living and on the circumstances of each case, for ex. food, clothes, housing, water and electricity, school fees etc.
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Read more...Het kinders ‘n regsplig om hulle ouers te onderhou?
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Read more...Do grandparents have to support their grandchildren?
In terms of our common law the maternal and paternal grandparents of a child born in wedlock are obliged to support him/her, if the child’s parents are unable to do so. Up to date, however, only the maternal grandparents (the mother’s parents) have a duty of support towards an extra-marital child but there was no […]
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