CHAPTER 1: Family Law and The History & The Constitution Flashcards
1
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FAMILY LAW
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THE LAWS AND RULES THAT REGULATE THE MATTERS OF RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGES
2
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MATTERS FAMILY LAW REGULATES
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It regulates matters such as divorce, annulment, maintenance, civil unions, marriage, custody and customary marriages and best interests of the child.
3
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COMMON LAW AND MARRIAGE
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Common law only recognized a nuclear family and marriage between a man and a woman.
A nuclear family consisted of the “normal family”
4
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SOURCES OF FAMILY LAW
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- Constitution
- Common law
- International law
- Legislation
- Court judgement
- Customary law
5
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MARRIAGES RECOGNIZED IN S.A
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CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES
CIVIL UNIONS
MARRIAGES
6
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MARRIAGES UNRECOGNIZED
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- LIFETIME PARTNERSHIPS
2. RELIGIOUS MARRIAGES
