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Marriage in community of property
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STUDY UNIT 13
Alteration of the matrimonial property system
MODULE MAP
Administration of
joint estate
PREFACE
I INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY LAW
II MARRIAGE LAW
III MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY LAW
Marriage out of community of property Alteration of matrimonial property system
General
Accrual
system
IV DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
V CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES
VI MUSLIM MARRIAGES
VII LIFE PARTNERSHIPS
VIII DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IX CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND PARENTS'
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
X GUARDIANSHIP AND CURATORSHIP
In the previous study units of this section (section III) you learned about
the different matrimonial property systems which are available to people
who intend to marry. You also learned that if the prospective spouses do
not enter into an antenuptial contract they are automatically married in
community of property. But does this mean that the spouses have to
remain married in community for the rest of their marriage? And what
about spouses who chose to marry, for example, out of community without
the accrual system? May they never change to the accrual system or to
community of property? The present study unit explains that the
matrimonial property system can be changed, but only in certain
circumstances.
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