Browsing Journals by Subject "Customary marriage"
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Comment on the single marriage statute : implications for customary marriages
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The South African Law Reform Commission has proposed a single marriage statute to reconcile the several enactments regulating marriage in South Africa. This comment argues that the Bill should include old customary ... -
Exploring universal partnerships and putative marriages as tools for awarding partnership property in contemporary family law
(2016)Following upon the Supreme Court of Appeal's judgment in Butters v Mncora 2012 4 SA 1 (SCA), which broadened the criteria and consequences of universal partnerships in cohabitation relationships, this article investigates ... -
The million rand question: Does a civil marriage automatically dissolve the parties' customary marriage?
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In 2016 the Eastern Cape Local Division in Mthata heard a claim by Mrs Winnie Madikezela-Mandela that, amongst other things, her customary marriage to former President Nelson Mandela continued to exist until his death, ...