Private law 171 Stellenbosch

These notes discuss customary marriages - it is a general overview, not an in-depth analysis. The notes look at the legal and formal requirements for customary marriages, the wife's status, the proprietary consequences and the dissolution of civil marriages. Integrated into the notes are discussions of: Mayelane v Ngwenyama 2013 4 SA 415 (CC) Ramuhovi v President of the Republic of South Africa 2017 4 BCLR 431 (CC) Gumede v President of the Republic of South Africa 2009 3 SA 152 (CC) Si...

These notes discuss the ways a marriage can be terminated in South African law, there is an emphasis on marriages terminated through divorce. This discussion on marriages terminated by divorce looks at the position before and after the Divorce Act. The notes also include the relevant case summaries and discussions, namely: Coetzee v Coetzee 1991 4 SA 702 (C) Dickinson v Dickinson 1981 3 SA 856 (W) Schwartz v Schwartz 1984 4 SA 467 (A)

These notes discuss the personal consequences of divorce as well as the award of maintenance in divorce proceedings, and briefly how children are factored in divorce proceedings.

These notes discuss the patrimonial consequences of divorce in both marriages in and out of community of property. They focus on the forfeiture of patrimonial benefits in terms of s9 of the Divorce Act as well as redistribution of assets in terms of s7 of the Divorce Act. Integrated into these discussions are the relevant case summaries and discussions, the cases covered are: Wijker v Wijker 1993 4 SA 720 (A) Beaumont v Beaumont 1987 1 SA 967 (A) Kritzinger v Kritzinger 1989 1 SA 67 (A) ...

These notes are a detailed introduction to South African Family Law covering the following topics: - the definition of family law - the objectives of family law - a brief history of family in South Africa - family law and the 1996 Constitution - the different types of valid marriages in South Africa These notes are integrated with case summaries and discussions of: - Daniels v Campbell 2004 5 SA 331 (CC) - Singh v Ramparsad 2007 3 SA 445 (D) - Govender v Ragavayah NO and Others 2009 3 SA 1...