enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

Name: Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 — as at 1 March 1994
Author: enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

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“Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 — as at 1 March 1994”, published in 1984 | noyear, is a work by enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa. It explores elements such as spouse, joint estate and consent.

Quotes from Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa)

enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ An inheritance, a legacy or a donation which accrues to a spouse during the subsistence of his marriage, as well as any other asset which he acquired by virtue of his possession or former possession of such inheritance, legacy or donation, does not form part of the accrual of his estate, except in so far as the spouses may agree otherwise in their antenuptial contract or in so far as the testator or donor may stipulate otherwise. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ At the dissolution of a marriage subject to the accrual system, by divorce or by the death of one or both of the spouses, the spouse whose estate shows no accrual or a smaller accrual than the estate of the other spouse, or his estate if he is deceased, acquires a claim against the other spouse or his estate for an amount equal to half of the difference between the accrual of the respective estates of the spouses. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ A woman married out of community of property shall be assisted by her husband in executing any deed or other document required or permitted to be registered in any deeds registry or required or permitted to be produced in connection with any such deed or document, unless the marital power has been excluded or unless the assistance of the husband is in terms of this Act or on other grounds deemed by the registrar to be unnecessary.”. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ If a court dissolves a marriage to which a minor is a party on the ground of want of consent of the parents or guardian of that minor, or a commissioner of child welfare whose consent is by law required for the entering into of a marriage, it may make such order with regard to the division of the matrimonial property of the spouses as it may deem just. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ If such a marriage is not dissolved, the patrimonial consequences of the marriage are the same as if the minor were of age when the marriage was entered into and any antenuptial contract in terms of which the accrual system is included and which has been executed with a view to such a marriage is deemed to have been validly executed. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ Where a party to an intended marriage does not for the purpose of proof of the net value of his estate at the commencement of his marriage declare that value in the antenuptial contract concerned, he may for such purpose declare that value before the marriage is entered into or within six months thereafter in a statement, which shall be signed by the other party, and cause the statement to be attested by a notary and filed with the copy of the antenuptial contract of the parties in the protocol of the notary before whom the antenuptial contract was executed. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ Upon the registration of a contract contemplated in section 21 or 25 (2) (b) of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, the existing antenuptial contract, if any, shall be cancelled or endorsed appropriately, as the case may be, and for that purpose the registrar shall notify the registrar of the registry where the existing contract is registered and every registrar in whose registry a copy thereof is filed in terms of section 87 (3) .”. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ Short title and commencement. 38. (1) This Act shall be called the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, and shall come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette.
(2) Different dates may be fixed under subsection (1) in respect of different provisions of this Act. ”

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enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Matrimonial Property Act, 1984… (1984 | noyear)

“ In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
(i)
“banking institution” means a banking institution as defined in section 1 of the Banks Act, 1965 (Act No. 23 of 1965) ; (ii)
“building society” means a building society as defined in section 1 of the Building Societies Act, 1965 (Act No. 24 of 1965) ”

enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

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