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Marriage contracts explained – Fin24
If you are married in community of property:
A marriage out of community of property, without accrual:
A marriage out of community of property with accrual:
A few tips for women
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Take part in financial decision making in your marriage right from the start.
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Make sure you understand how your medical scheme cover works.
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If the father pays maintenance, the order is usually not binding on his estate.
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Be careful with your finances after the divorce.
Extract from fin24.com
Marriage/ Lenyalo/ Die huwelik/ Umshado/ Umtshato: The legal aspects – Law Society SA
Whether you are already married or if you intend getting married soon, it is important to know
that the Matrimonial Property Act has a direct effect on your assets.
It is,therefore, important that you consider it carefully.
Extract above from lssa.org.za
Getting Married in South Africa – Home Affairs RSA
Preparing to get married
If you are planning on getting married, you must:
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ensure that you are legally allowed to marry
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understand the legal consequences of a marriage, particularly that marriages in South Africa are automatically in community of property, unless a valid ante-nuptial contract has been entered into before the marriage, and
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make sure that your marriage will comply with all the legal requirements for a valid marriage
Verifying your marital status
Documents required to enter into a
marriage
Conducting a marriage
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Only marriage officers authorised in terms of Act No. 25 of 1961 to perform marriages may do so. Presently civil marriages are solemnised at offices of the Department of Home Affairs and at churches (by authorised marriage officers).
Marriage certificates
Prohibited Marriages
Consent to the marriage of a minor
Voiding the marriage of a minor
Customary Marriages
Requirements for a customary marriages
Registering customary marriages
Registering more than one customary marriage
Civil Unions
Extract above from dha.go.za
Top 6 Marriage-Killing Money Issues By James E. McWhinney - Investopedia
Arguments about money hamper many marriages. In fact, couples fight about money twice as much as they fight about sex, according to a Money Magazine survey. And the challenges can actually start even before you say "I do."
Mine, Yours, Ours
Debt
Personality
Power Play
Children
Extended Family
Solutions
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Communication is the key to most marital financial challenges. Dealing with debt is often the first issue on the agenda. Knowing what you are about to get yourself into can help you decide how to deal with it. If you just can't come to an agreement, but your heart won't let you walk away, a prenuptial agreementmay be an option.
Get Out of Debt – Start Making Money
Extract from investopedia.com