Divorce settlement enforced despite allegations of ignorance

AN EX-HUSBAND attempted to backpedal on the divorce agreement he made with his former wife and claimed he was not aware of what he had agreed to when he accepted the terms and conditions of the settlement.

- DAILY NEWS REPORTER

The man in question, a working consulting engineer, claimed that he did not have an education in legal matters, therefore, he erred by signing the settlement agreement, which the judge in the matter did not agree with.

Judge Elmarie van der Schyff sitting in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria also ruled that the language of the agreement was straightforward and he was not pressured into signing it.

The couple were married for16 years before they went separate ways.

The case began with the ex-wife's initiation of divorce proceedings, during which she informed the court of a prearranged settlement.

This agreement stipulated that the ex-husband would transfer half of his share of their home in Centurion to her.

Alongside her summons, she submitted the signed settlement agreement, which bore the signatures of two witnesses, further solidifying its authenticity.