Man ordered to pay P340k in child maintenance

Molatlhegi (appellant) was supposed to pay P3500 per month as maintenance for his two minor children when his divorce with ex-wife Ontlametse Chabata Molatlhegi (respondent) was finalised in 2018. After approximately five years of non-payment, Molatlhegi’s ex-wife instituted contempt proceedings in 2023 at the High Court.

Confronted with contempt proceedings that resulted in, amongst other things, a committal order against him, the appellant applied for variation of that order. The High Court dismissed the application with costs; hence, his recent appeal, which was also dismissed by the apex court.