JOHANNESBURG - The Constitutional Court has ruled against the signing of antenuptial contracts after customary marriage.
This was after a High Court order declared a section of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act unconstitutional.
This law gives women in customary law marriages the same status and protection as women in civil law marriages.
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The law previously allowed a husband in a customary marriage to change the property system via a written agreement.
This effectively stripped a spouse of their accrued rights to a joint estate.
The latest ruling has been described as a win for customary marriages.