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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 ...
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:
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 ...
Marriage License Filings, York County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court, Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, 2023.
A developing modern state had to determine whether it should recognize such traditions as it was establishing a centralized system of law. In South Africa, for example, the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 retrospectively recognizes as valid all customary marriages so long as they are registered. Further, s2(3) of the Act provides ...
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Marriage License Filings, York County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court, May 22- June 4, 2024: Applicant 1: Kristin Louise Hobson Kirkwood Pa 17536 Applicant 2: Caleb Daniel Towner ...
A person may only be married under one of these laws at a time, except that a couple in a monogamous customary marriage can contract a marriage with each other under the Marriage Act. Marriages under the Marriage Act and the Civil Union Act must be solemnized by a marriage officer and in the presence of two witnesses. Magistrates are ex officio ...