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domestic violence he or she can also be prohibited from entering the
shared residence or any part of such residence. Therefore, instead of using
the common-law application for ejectment from the matrimonial home, a
spouse who is subjected to, or is threatened with, domestic violence can
invoke the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act to prevent the other
spouse from entering the matrimonial home or part of it (see study unit 8).
Also, if the court is satisfied that it is in the best interests of any child, it
may refuse the perpetrator contact with any child in the care of the victim
of domestic violence, or impose conditions in respect of his or her contact
with the child (see study unit 26).
QUESTIONS
NB: Make sure that you can answer these questions properly. They
are designed to test your knowledge of the study material in
this study unit.
. Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998
(1) Which remedy is created by the Domestic Violence Act 116 of
1998?
(2) Does the Act apply to spouses in customary and Muslim
marriages?
(3) Does the Act apply to same-sex life partners?
(4) Can a spouse be prohibited from entering the shared residence or
any part of such a residence in terms of the Act?
(5) Can the perpetrator of domestic violence be refused to have
contact with a child in the care of the victim of domestic violence
in terms of the Act?
PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER PRO-
BLEM-TYPE QUESTIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THIS STUDY
UNIT.
SUMMARY
In this study unit you learned
. that the Domestic Violence Act makes provision for the issuing of
protection orders
. that the Act also applies to spouses in customary and Muslim
marriages and parties to a cohabitation relationship, which includes
same-sex life partners
. that a spouse can be prohibited from entering the shared residence or
any part of such a residence
. that the perpetrator of domestic violence can be refused to have
contactwithanychildinthecareofthevictimofdomesticviolence.
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