The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has reiterated it will not discriminate against parties married under the terms of Islamic law. This position was
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 120 of 1998 (RCMA), that came into operation on 15 November 2000, gives full legal recognition to customary marriages
What is a Civil Marriage? This is a marriage in terms of the Marriage Act No 25 of 1961 and the Matrimonial Property Act No
In this case, involving succession to the whole of the estate of a deceased person who died intestate, the respondent (father of the deceased) opposed
Muslim and Hindu marriages are not recognised by law as they can be polygamous, which means the man can marry more than one wife, which
Customary law marriages are governed by customary law, the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act and the Matrimonial Property Act. In terms of these acts, marriages
Is a civil marriage concluded subsequent to a customary marriage valid or not? Source: DAVE WILLIAMS, COUNCILLOR: LIMPOPO LAW COUNCIL (with full credit to Mr Allen West) Is
When Africans marry, you can choose to marry by African customary law OR by the ordinary civil law of the land. An African customary marriage
The Durban High Court declared section 7(1) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act inconsistent with the Constitution Victory for equality in customary marriage judgment
The Constitutional Court declared on 8 December 2008 that a KwaZulu-Natal woman married in customary law was entitled to property accumulated before she and her
