Exploring Universal Partnerships and Putative Marriages as Tools for Awarding Partnership Property in Contemporary Family Law

Following upon the Supreme Court of Appeal's judgment in Butters v Mncora 2012 4 SA 1 (SCA), which broadened the criteria and consequences of universal partnerships in cohabitation relationships, this article investigates the potential of universal partnerships and putative marriages to allocat...

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Published in:	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Main Author:	Elsje Bonthuys
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	North-West University 2016-12-01
Subjects:	Universal partnerships customary marriage putative marriage Muslim marriage Hindu marriage bigamy marriage out of community of property