| Autor: |
Van R. Whelpton, F.P., Vorster, L.P. |
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South African Journal of Ethnology; 2001, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p56, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
In this article the focus is on the provisions of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 120 of 1998, with specific reference to the dissolution of customary marriages. The Act attempts the unification of divorce procedures for customary and civil marriages. Prior to the commencement of this Act customary marriages outside KwaZulu-Natal could be dissolved extra-judicially by the respective family groups of spouses. The grounds for dissolution were also not fixed and the emphasis was on reconciliation of the spouses rather than their separation. In KwaZulu-Natal the Codes of Zulu Law provide for the dissolution of customary marriages by the magistrate's court on certain specific grounds mentioned in the Codes. Although the divorce procedures in respect of customary and civil marriages are almost identical, the cultural perceptions about grounds that may result in divorce differ markedly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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