When Mr and Mrs A divorced, the court ordered Mr A to pay R15 000 per month to Mrs A until her death or remarriage, with the amount increasing annually in accordance with the consumer price index. So far, Mr A has not made a single maintenance payment to Mrs A. Mrs A never remarried. Would Mr A be liable for all the amounts of arrear maintenance if Mrs A were to sue him twelve years after the divorce?

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When Mr and Mrs A divorced, the court ordered Mr A to pay R15 000 per month to Mrs A until her death or remarriage, with the amount increasing annually in accordance with the consumer price index. So far, Mr A has not made a single maintenance payment to Mrs A. Mrs A never remarried. Would Mr A be liable for all the amounts of arrear maintenance if Mrs A were to sue him twelve years after the divorce?

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No, because the obligations arising from a maintenance order prescribe 25 years after they arise.

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Yes, because the obligations arising from a maintenance order never prescribe.

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No, because the obligations arising from a maintenance order prescribe 3 years after they arise.

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Yes, because the obligations arising from a maintenance order prescribe 30 years after they arise.

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