M.B.M v J.P.M (63162/2020)
M.B.M v J.P.M (63162/2020) [2022] ZAGPPHC 912 (23 November 2022)
The Court found that all statutory requirements for a valid customary marriage under section 3(1) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act were met: both parties were of age and consented, and lobola was fully paid. The Plaintiff was released to the Defendant's family after the second lobola meeting, and the parties cohabited for nearly a decade, had children, and acquired property together. Documentary evidence showed the Defendant repeatedly declared himself married to the Plaintiff. The absence of a formal celebration, exchange of gifts, or slaughtering of a cow did not invalidate the…
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- Recognition Of Customary Marriages Act
- Validity Of Customary Marriage
- Lobola Payment
- Community Of Property
- Waiver Of Customary Rituals