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Judge Babalwa Mantame repeated her previous message to angry divorcing couples - get it done without long, drawn-out fights. (Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images)
A pre-divorce maintenance fight between a magistrate and his police captain wife reached such toxic levels that a Western Cape High Court judge implored them to rather put their energy into finalising their split.
In a judgment handed down on Wednesday, Judge Babalwa Mantame repeated her previous message to angry divorcing couples - get it done without long, drawn-out fights.
But in this instance, although both were rushing to court, Mantame had harsh words for the magistrate, saying he should know better.
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