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  2. Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Marriage in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Marriage Bill, 2023 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Marriage Act, 1961 (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa governing the solemnisation and registration of marriages in South Africa.It does not deal with the dissolution of marriages, which is governed by the Divorce Act, 1979, or with matrimonial property regimes and the financial consequences of marriage, which are governed by the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984.

  6. Polygamy in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy is legal under certain circumstances in South Africa. All polygamous marriages entered into in accordance with the provisions of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act are legal. The husband in an existing customary marriage wishing to marry a second wife must apply to a competent court for such a marriage to be legal.

  7. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Marriage to the Yoruba was not focused on love but rather on structure and order. Some African academics have argued that this is a strong foundation for a society and that it is the woman's role to attend to household duties. [11] This standpoint is particularly polarizing and has not been backed up by scientific data.

  8. Category:Marriage law in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Marriage Act, 1961 (South Africa) Marriage Bill, 2023; P. Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949; R. Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 This page was ...

  9. South African family law - Wikipedia

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    South African family law is concerned with those legal rules in South Africa which pertain to familial relationships. [1] It may be defined as "that subdivision of material private law which researches, describes and regulates the origin, contents and dissolution of all legal relationships between: (i) husband and wife (including the parties to a civil union); (ii) parents, guardians (and ...