Joy Muriel Moore v Stuart Cameron Moore

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Honeydew property is exempt from division under s 7(3)(a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act as property acquired by inheritance.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff’s inheritance, sale of inherited flat, purchase of Honeydew property, Trust financial statement"}
• {"issue_text":"How the Helens Vale property should be divided between the parties.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contributions to purchase and development, shareholding structure, post-separation improvements"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff is entitled to a share in Blacklock Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Startup capital source, shareholding, company insolvency"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the court should determine maintenance for the children despite the plaintiff’s withdrawal of claim.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Pre-trial agreement, withdrawal of claim, alternative magistrates’ court application"}
• {"issue_text":"What costs order should be made.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Partial success for both parties, lack of basis for higher-scale costs"}

Background