This international reference book sets out the relevant aspects of family law across over 46 major jurisdictions throughout the world. It includes contributions from expert international family lawyers who are Fellows of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The South African chapter was contributed by Amanda. The content includes a strong international focus, covering diverse areas including jurisdiction and conflict of laws and focuses on divorce, finances, children, cohabitation and same-sex relationships and pre and post-nuptial agreements. It is a quick reference option for points of law relating to each jurisdiction to aid practitioners in advising clients with cross-border disputes. Contact us to enquire about acquiring a copy or for more information about the book.
AMANDA CATTO
Amanda graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 1992 with a BA LLB. She commenced her articles at the then Findlay & Tait in January 1993. She completed her articles and remained on at Findlay & Tait where she established and grew its family law department. She obtained her Masters in Family Law in 1997. She has practised exclusively in the area of family law since 1995. In 2007 Amanda, together with her partners, Anton Neethling and Grant Wiid, established a boutique family law practice, Catto Neethling Wiid Inc.
Amanda is a family law mediator, was a founding member of FAMAC (the Family Mediators’ Association of the Cape) and believes in achieving amicable resolutions to disputes within families through discussion, rather than through litigation, wherever possible; but where litigation is unavoidable, Amanda advocates an expeditious and co-operative approach. She is furthermore a longstanding member of the Law Society of South Africa’s Specialist Committee on Gender Law and was a member of the Cape Law Society’s Specialist Family Law and High Court Committees for several years. Amanda was a committee member and past president of the Cape Town Attorneys Association from 2000 until 2020.
Amanda is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and is frequently consulted on international matters where she has provided evidence as an expert in foreign courts. Amanda is a guest lecturer and external examiner at the University of Cape Town Law Faculty. She is a contributing author to Family Law: A Global Guide from Practical Law (Thomson Reuters, 2011 to 2020) and The Law of Divorce and Dissolution of Life Partnerships in South Africa (Juta, 2014).