26/03/2025 Bertus Preller Divorce Statistics, Life Partnerships, Living Together, Marriage, Marriage Statistics South Africa Antenuptial Contracts, civil marriages South Africa, civil union statistics South Africa, civil unions South Africa, cohabitation South Africa law, Crude marriage rate SA, cultural shifts in marriage, customary marriage registration, declining marriage rate South Africa 2023, DHA marriage registration, family law reform South Africa, family structure change South Africa, legal consequences of not marrying, legal protection for unmarried partners, marriage and legal rights, marriage registration trends, marriage trends SA 2023, marriage vs cohabitation, matrimonial law trends, matrimonial property regimes, median age marriage 2023, P0307 2023 Stats SA, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, religious marriage decline South Africa, South African marriage age, South African marriage statistics, South African wedding trends, universal partnership South Africa, unregistered customary marriages South Africa’s Shrinking Marriage Rate: A Deep Dive into Marriages and Divorces (P0307) [2023] Stats SA, 25 March 2024. The latest release from Statistics South Africa, Marriages and Divorces (P0307) , offers not only statistical data but a profound reflection on the evolving social and legal meaning of marriage… READ MORE
11/01/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, In Community of Property, Non-Patrimonial Assets Asset Division, community property, constitutional law, discrimination in marriage, divorce settlements, Family Law, joint estate, legal implications, legal interpretation, legal precedent, legal reform, LH v ZH case, marriage in community of property, marriage law, matrimonial assets, matrimonial property law, matrimonial property regimes, non-patrimonial damages, pre-marital assets, Section 18(a) MPA, South Africa, spousal rights, Supreme Court of Appeal Navigating Matrimonial Property Rights: Insights from the LH v ZH Case – LH v ZH (2022) 1 SA 384 (SCA). OVERVIEW OF THE LH V ZH CASE AND MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA The case of LH v ZH (2022) 1 SA 384 (SCA) presents a pivotal moment in… READ MORE