PVL2601 - 7. Civil Marriage Practice Questions With Correct Solutions 2023.

What are the Invariable Consequences of a Civil Marriage? - Answer Refers to personal consequences to marriage. 1. Status of spouses change 2. Neither spouse may marry anyone else whilst marriage subsists, 3. Spouses are guardians of children born of marriage, 4. Relationship by affinity is created, 5. Spouses married in COP capacity to act is restricted, 6. Minor attains majority & retains it even if marriage dissolved. Discuss other factors involved with respect to Invariable Consequences of a Civil Marriage. - Answer Matrimonial home - during the marriage both spouses are entitled to live in the matrimonial home & to use the household assets (e.g. furniture & appliances) irrespective of whether they are married in or out of COP & irrespective of which spouses owns or rents the matrimonial home. Application of ejection can be granted in a case where the husband beats children up when he consumes alcohol Parental authority - as a result of marriage both parents have equal guardianship over their children. Parental authority does not include a parents duty to support a child Consortium omnis vitae - description of marriage relationship. What Case Law is Relevant Here? - Answer 1. Grobblelaar vs Havenga - "totality of a number of rights, duties & advantages accruing to the spouse of a marriage" - comprises inter alia "companionship, love, affection, comfort, mutual services, sexual intercourse.