Generally speaking, the formal validity of a marriage is determined by the law of the place where the marriage was solemnised (country that issued the marriage certificate); this is based on the common law doctrine of lex loci celebrationis. However, this does not imply that the law of the country where the marriage was solemnised, [...]
Marriage is so much more than just the celebration and your change in status. A legally valid marriage automatically allows you to inherit in the absence of a will and to be eligible for spousal maintenance upon divorce. The South African Constitution states that everyone is equal before the law and therefore, has the right [...]
The thought of quantifying and qualifying your relationship with your husband- or wife-to-be may sound ludicrous. However, marriage is a formal agreement into which you are both entering. A vow is no different from a contract. And this venture is the most adventurous, daring and permanent of all. By putting it into a business plan, [...]
Couples can find it awkward to deal with this matter as it may appear that such a discussion indicates a lack of trust and commitment. How can you choose rings and imagine the end of your union at the same time?! But the reality is that all marriages end in a legal sense, even if [...]
An antenuptial contract is a contract which is concluded between two prospective spouses prior to their intended marriage and which embodies the matrimonial property regime that shall be applicable to the marriage as well as any modifications thereto made by the parties.
This is the area of entering into marriage in which most people feel a range of uncomfortable – some a little and others extremely. It feels a little distasteful to draw up a contract in case of divorce, when you haven’t even walked down the aisle, but the reality is that it isn’t only divorce for which the contract has implications. It affects your married life as well.
Generally speaking, the formal validity of a marriage is determined by the law of the place where the marriage was solemnised (country that issued the marriage certificate); this is based on the common law doctrine of lex loci celebrationis. However, this does not imply that the law of the country where the marriage was solemnised, [...]
Marriage is so much more than just the celebration and your change in status. A legally valid marriage automatically allows you to inherit in the absence of a will and to be eligible for spousal maintenance upon divorce. The South African Constitution states that everyone is equal before the law and therefore, has the right [...]
The thought of quantifying and qualifying your relationship with your husband- or wife-to-be may sound ludicrous. However, marriage is a formal agreement into which you are both entering. A vow is no different from a contract. And this venture is the most adventurous, daring and permanent of all. By putting it into a business plan, [...]
Couples can find it awkward to deal with this matter as it may appear that such a discussion indicates a lack of trust and commitment. How can you choose rings and imagine the end of your union at the same time?! But the reality is that all marriages end in a legal sense, even if [...]
An antenuptial contract is a contract which is concluded between two prospective spouses prior to their intended marriage and which embodies the matrimonial property regime that shall be applicable to the marriage as well as any modifications thereto made by the parties.
This is the area of entering into marriage in which most people feel a range of uncomfortable – some a little and others extremely. It feels a little distasteful to draw up a contract in case of divorce, when you haven’t even walked down the aisle, but the reality is that it isn’t only divorce for which the contract has implications. It affects your married life as well.
