enacted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

Name: Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 — as at 1 September 1993
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 September 1993”, 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 commencement.

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)

“ If immovable property forming part of a joint estate is registered in a deeds registry in the name of either the husband or the wife, the registrar shall on the written application of the husband or the wife, as the case may be, if he is satisfied as to the relevant facts, make a note on the title deed of that property, or if the title deed can for any reason not be produced to him, only on the registry duplicate thereof, and in the appropriate registers, to the effect that it is property in respect of which the provisions of section 15 (2) (a) of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, apply. ”

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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 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)

“ A registrar of deeds who receives notice of a new matrimonial property system in terms of subsection (3) , shall notify all other registrars of deeds accordingly and furnish each of them with a copy of the court order, and every registrar of deeds so notified shall cause an appropriate reference to the new matrimonial property system to be endorsed on the copy, if any, of the antenuptial contract concerned filed in his registry and on every copy thereof tendered to him for endorsement. ”

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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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