Paying maintenance
For further information go to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Steps to follow
- The court order must state the method of payment that the payer has chosen.
- Methods of payment include:
- Garnishee Order
- The company that you work for deducts the money directly from your salary
- Cash Payment
- Go to the court and pay the money over the counter.
- Direct Payment into the bank account
- Deposit the money directly into the bank account of the recipient, stating the reference number that the court has given you; and fax proof of payment (the deposit slip or receipt) to the court.
- Garnishee Order
Applicable Forms
- Form B: Substitution or Discharge of existing Maintenance Order
- Form E: Maintenance Order in terms of section 16 of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form F: Notice to make Maintenance Payments on behalf of person against whom Maintenance
- Form G: Consent and Maintenance Order in terms of section 17 read with Section 16 of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form H: Order by Default and Notice in terms of Section 18 read with Section 16 of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form I: Application for Variation/Setting Aside of an Order by Default in terms of Section 19 (4) of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form J: Notice in terms of Section 19 of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form K: Application for enforcement of maintenance or other order in terms of Section 26 of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form L: Warrant of execution against Property in terms of Section 27 of the Maintenance Act
- Form M: Application for Setting Aside of a warrant of Execution in terms of section 27(3) of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form N: Application for Suspension, Amendment or Rescission of an Order for the attachment of Emoluments in terms of Section 28(2) of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form O: Notices to and by Employer in terms of Section 29 of the Maintenance Act, 1998]
- Form P: Application for Suspension, Amendment or Rescission of an Order for the attachment of Debts in terms of Section 30(2) of the Maintenance Act, 1998
- Form Q: Complaint of Failure to Comply with a Maintenance Order for purposes of Section 31(1) of the Maintenance Act, 1998