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STUDY UNIT 7
Void, voidable and putative civil marriages
MODULE MAP
Legal requirements
for the conclusion of
a valid civil marriage
PREFACE
1 INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY LAW
II MARRIAGE LAW
Civil marriage of a
minor
III MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY LAW
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
Void, voidable and
putative civil
marriages
Invariable consequences
of a civil
marriage
In this study unit we look at void, voidable and putative civil marriages.
This study unit is closely connected with the previous two study units in
which the legal requirements for a valid marriage and the marriage of a
minor were discussed. In those two study units you saw that noncompliance
with certain requirements renders a marriage void while noncompliance
with other requirements renders it voidable. Before attempting
the present study unit, you first should have studied the previous two
study units properly.
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