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The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law, including polygynous marriages, are recognised as legal marriages. It also reformed the law relating to the legal status of women in customary marriages, the financial consequences ...
Three laws currently provide for the status of marriage in South Africa. These are the Marriage Act (Act 25 of 1961), which provides for civil or religious opposite-sex marriages; the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (Act 120 of 1998), which provides for the civil registration of marriages solemnised according to the traditions of indigenous groups; and the Civil Union Act (Act 17 of ...
There are three different laws under which a marriage may be formed in South Africa: The Marriage Act, 1961, [5] which allows for the solemnisation of a civil or religious marriage between a man and a woman. The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998, [6] which allows for the registration of marriages under African customary law. Some ...
In South Africa, where the custom of lobolo is widely practiced, the union was previously concluded in terms of customary law, but is now governed under the Recognition of Customary Marriages, 1998 (Act 120 of 1998) (RCMA) [1] and has the following prerequisites in order for a marriage to qualify under customary law:
Marriage Act, 1961 (South Africa) ... Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 This page was last edited on 26 June 2023, at 17:17 (UTC). Text ...
Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Africa since the Civil Union Act, 2006 came into force on 30 November 2006. The decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie on 1 December 2005 extended the common-law definition of marriage to include same-sex spouses—as the Constitution of South Africa guarantees equal protection before the law to all ...
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Pages in category "1998 in South African law" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998;