2022 ASSIGNMENT 1 QUIZZ PVL2601
QUESTION 1
In terms of the decision in Brookstein v Brookstein 20808/14 [2016] ZASCA 40 (24 March
2016) (reported as AB v JB 2016 (5) SA 211 (SCA)), the value of a divorcing spouse's
estate for purposes of determining the accrual must be determined ...
a. On the date when the divorce trial starts.
b. On the date when the divorce action is initiated by the plaintiff
c. At litis contestatio.
d. On the date when the divorce order is made.
QUESTION 2
As a general rule, a permanent life partnership...
a. Can be regarded as a civil partnership.
b. Can be regarded as a common law marriage.
c. Does not exempt donations between the partners from donations tax.
d. Does not confer the consequences of a valid marriage.
QUESTION 3
In Mr and Mrs K's antenuptial contract Mr K undertakes to transfer an insurance policy to
Mrs K as soon as their first child is born. This clause is called a ...
a. Clean break clause.
b. Marriage settlement.
c. Succession clause.
d. Reversion clause.
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, QUESTION 4
What kind of maintenance can be awarded to a wife who needs maintenance at the time
of divorce, but whose former husband will only be able to meet her existing maintenance
needs at some stage in the future?
a. Token maintenance
b. Rehabilitative maintenance
c. Lump-sum maintenance
d. No maintenance
QUESTION 5
Mr and Mrs P are getting divorced. Mrs P has never worked outside the home. Mr P offers
to pay post-divorce maintenance to Mrs P, but insists that the maintenance must be
subject to a dum casta clause. This means that Mrs P will forfeit maintenance if ...
a. She leads an unchaste life.
b. Mr Pillay loses his job.
c. She gets a job.
d. Mr Pillay becomes disabled.
QUESTION 6
Mr and Mrs N are married subject to the accrual system. When they married, Mrs N had
no debts and owned a house which was valued at R100 000. Suppose that during the
subsistence of the marriage money depreciated to such an extent, that according to the
consumer price index, R2 now has the same value as R1 at the beginning of the marriage.
Which one of the following amounts reflects the initial value of Mrs N's estate?
a. R0
b. R50 000
c. R100 000
QUESTION 1
In terms of the decision in Brookstein v Brookstein 20808/14 [2016] ZASCA 40 (24 March
2016) (reported as AB v JB 2016 (5) SA 211 (SCA)), the value of a divorcing spouse's
estate for purposes of determining the accrual must be determined ...
a. On the date when the divorce trial starts.
b. On the date when the divorce action is initiated by the plaintiff
c. At litis contestatio.
d. On the date when the divorce order is made.
QUESTION 2
As a general rule, a permanent life partnership...
a. Can be regarded as a civil partnership.
b. Can be regarded as a common law marriage.
c. Does not exempt donations between the partners from donations tax.
d. Does not confer the consequences of a valid marriage.
QUESTION 3
In Mr and Mrs K's antenuptial contract Mr K undertakes to transfer an insurance policy to
Mrs K as soon as their first child is born. This clause is called a ...
a. Clean break clause.
b. Marriage settlement.
c. Succession clause.
d. Reversion clause.
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, QUESTION 4
What kind of maintenance can be awarded to a wife who needs maintenance at the time
of divorce, but whose former husband will only be able to meet her existing maintenance
needs at some stage in the future?
a. Token maintenance
b. Rehabilitative maintenance
c. Lump-sum maintenance
d. No maintenance
QUESTION 5
Mr and Mrs P are getting divorced. Mrs P has never worked outside the home. Mr P offers
to pay post-divorce maintenance to Mrs P, but insists that the maintenance must be
subject to a dum casta clause. This means that Mrs P will forfeit maintenance if ...
a. She leads an unchaste life.
b. Mr Pillay loses his job.
c. She gets a job.
d. Mr Pillay becomes disabled.
QUESTION 6
Mr and Mrs N are married subject to the accrual system. When they married, Mrs N had
no debts and owned a house which was valued at R100 000. Suppose that during the
subsistence of the marriage money depreciated to such an extent, that according to the
consumer price index, R2 now has the same value as R1 at the beginning of the marriage.
Which one of the following amounts reflects the initial value of Mrs N's estate?
a. R0
b. R50 000
c. R100 000
