
Exploring the Legal Implications of Cohabitation: How South African law fails unmarried couples
How does the law regulate the lives of those who live together but who are not married? The traditional civil marriage is no longer the only option available to couples in South Africa. Partners may decide to get married in terms of customary law or in terms of the Civil Unions Act or the Marriage Act. The law, however, has been slow to recognize the relationship of partners in a permanent...