{
  "id": 19758251,
  "title": "Divorce battle: Wife seeks R4m house, R850,000 car every five years and permanent spousal maintenance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/divorce-battle-wife-seeks-r4m-house-r850-000-car-every-five-years-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-13-divorce-battle-wife-seeks-r4m-house-r850000-car-every-five-years-and-permanent-spousal-maintenance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the ongoing divorce proceedings in the Northern Cape High Court, a woman has requested permanent spousal maintenance, a house worth R4 million, and a luxury vehicle valued at R850,000. These claims are among the outstanding issues before Judge Almé Stanton, who is currently focusing on the husband's contribution towards the wife's legal costs during the divorce process. The wife has sought R915,400 towards her anticipated legal fees, including attorney and counsel, a forensic accountant, and an industrial psychologist. The husband has opposed the application, arguing that the wife's legal costs and the requested appointments are excessive and unnecessary. Judge Stanton found that the husband had failed to make full disclosure of his personal expenses and ordered him to pay R259,210 towards the wife's legal costs in eight monthly instalments, as well as the forensic accountant and industrial psychologist fees. The outstanding divorce issues include determining the wife's accrual claim and her entitlement to permanent spousal maintenance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}