Chapter 8: Family law

TOPICS DEALT WITH:

• Types of legal unions and marriage systems in South Africa
  • Civil marriages
  • Civil unions
  • African customary marriages
  • Muslim and Hindu marriages
  • Draft Marriage Bill (2023)
• Matrimonial property regimes
  • In community of property
  • Out of community of property with accrual system
  • Ante-nuptial contracts
  • Marital power and changes post-1988
• Divorce
  • Divorce in civil, customary, Muslim and Hindu marriages
  • Court processes and division of property
  • Maintenance for spouses and children
  • Housing and support after divorce
• Rights and care of children
  • The Children’s Act and Amendment Act
  • Custody, guardianship and child maintenance
  • Child support grants
  • Foster care, adoption, and consent issues
• Child protection
  • Reporting child abuse
  • Domestic violence and child sexual abuse
  • Removal of children in danger
• Reproductive and estate issues
  • Abortion rights and access
  • Dying with or without a will
  • Domestic partnerships and intestate succession
• Practical legal help
  • Problems and solutions around divorce, civil unions, adoption, and maintenance
  • Model legal letters and checklists for legal processes

THE PARALEGAL MANUAL CAN BE ORDERED FROM:

ETU

PO BOX 261604

2023

Excom

Telephone: (011) 648 9430

Fax: (011) 648 2054

SPECIAL THANKS GO TO THE STAFF AND RESOURCES OF:

The Black Sash

For FREE Paralegal support and advice:

HELPLINE: 072 663 3739

EMAIL: help@blacksash.org.za