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The Antenuptial Contract Controversy: VVC v JRM and Others [2026] ZACC 2 (21 January 2026) and the Constitutional Court’s Divided Stance on Customary-to-Civil Marriage Conversions.

Factual Matrix: From Customary Union to Civil Marriage and the Antenuptial Contract Conundrum The applicant, VVC, and the first respondent, JRM, entered into a customary marriage on 5 August 2011.…

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Ten Days and You are Done? How Van Wyk Demolished South Africa’s Parental Leave Gender Gap – Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour; Commission for Gender Equality and Another v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others [2025] ZACC 20 (3 October 2025).

When Ten Days Wasn't Enough: The Van Wyks' Journey to the Constitutional Court The seed of this constitutional challenge was planted in the lived reality of a Johannesburg couple facing…

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When Talaq Meets the Courtroom: Interim Maintenance After Islamic Divorce Under the 2024 Amendments – S.W v A.L (2025/094930) [2025] ZAWCHC 440 (29 September 2025).

Factual Matrix: A Rule 43 Application Following Talaq and Divorce Summons The applicant and respondent in S.W v A.L (Case No 2025-094930) ZAWCHC 440 were pensioners who had married each…

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Constitutional Court Ends Gender-Based Surname Discrimination: Jordaan and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (CCT 296/24) [2025] ZACC 19 (11 September 2025) – Husbands Can Now Take Their Wives’ Surnames.

The Factual Matrix: When Husbands Want to Take Their Wives' Surnames The facts giving rise to this landmark constitutional challenge present a stark illustration of how outdated legislation can collide…

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