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CONTENTS
Study unit PAGE
Module objectives and learning outcomes v
Overview of content of module and module map vii
Bibliography x
Key to study guide xi
Glossary xvi
SECTION I
Introduction to family law
2
Overview 3
1 In preparation 4
2 Content of family law 14
3 Historical overview of family law 18
SECTION II
Marriage law
22
Overview 23
4 The engagement
5 The legal requirements for the conclusion of a valid civil
24
marriage 41
6 The civil marriage of a minor 58
7 Void, voidable and putative civil marriages 65
8 The invariable consequences of a civil marriage 74
SECTION III
Matrimonial property law
90
Overview 91
9 Marriage in community of property Ð nature and contents
10 Marriage in community of property Ð administration of the
92
joint estate 105
11 Marriage out of community of property 118
12 The accrual system 125
13 Alteration of the matrimonial property system 137
SECTION IV
Dissolution of marriage
148
Overview 149
14 Dissolution of marriage by death 150
15 Grounds for divorce 156
16 Consequences of divorce Ð general 167
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