Samenvattingen Law of Persons and the Family

Law of persons notes. Has information from lecture slides & from the textbook. Includes notes on cases

A fully detailed summary of private law 171, including class notes and summaries of the prescribed textbook pages.

This document contains study units 1-3 of semester 2, of Private Law 171. It contains all class notes and summarised textbook notes needed to obtain a distinction of upcoming tests and exams.

This document contains all class notes and textbook summary for Semester 1 of Law of Persons 171. I obtained an 75 percent aggregate using these notes, as they are thorough and contain all needed information in a compact form.

These notes discuss the ways a marriage can be terminated in South African law, there is an emphasis on marriages terminated through divorce. This discussion on marriages terminated by divorce looks at the position before and after the Divorce Act. The notes also include the relevant case summaries and discussions, namely: Coetzee v Coetzee 1991 4 SA 702 (C) Dickinson v Dickinson 1981 3 SA 856 (W) Schwartz v Schwartz 1984 4 SA 467 (A)

These notes discuss the personal consequences of divorce as well as the award of maintenance in divorce proceedings, and briefly how children are factored in divorce proceedings.

These notes discuss the patrimonial consequences of divorce in both marriages in and out of community of property. They focus on the forfeiture of patrimonial benefits in terms of s9 of the Divorce Act as well as redistribution of assets in terms of s7 of the Divorce Act. Integrated into these discussions are the relevant case summaries and discussions, the cases covered are: Wijker v Wijker 1993 4 SA 720 (A) Beaumont v Beaumont 1987 1 SA 967 (A) Kritzinger v Kritzinger 1989 1 SA 67 (A) ...

This is the work covered in the 4th term of Private Law 171 at Stellenbosch University for the 2020 year. In the third and fourth term, Family Law is covered; this document along with the Term 3 one covers the whole of semester 2 for this module. In this document are notes from class, the textbook and case law as well as case summaries and legislation; ALL IN ONE! This document is part 4 of 4 which covers the whole of the Private Law 171 syllabus for 2020.

This is the work covered in the 3rd term of Private Law 171 at Stellenbosch University for the 2020 year. In the third and fourth term, Family Law is covered; this document along with the Term 4 one covers the whole of semester 2 for this module. In this document is notes from class, the textbook and case law as well as case summaries and legislation; ALL IN ONE! This document is part 3 of 4 which covers the whole of the Private Law 171 syllabus for 2020.

These notes focus on the patrimonial consequences of civil marriage also known as a variable consequences of marriage. The notes outline the existing matrimonial property systems in South Africa. This includes detailed discussions of marriage in community of property, marriage out of community of property with or without accrual. Integrated within the notes are summaries and discussions of the relevant case law which includes Bopape v Moloto. Concluding the notes is a concise summary of the enti...