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flag South Africa's top court rules customary marriages are in community of property, invalidating postnuptial contracts without judicial approval.

flag The South African Constitutional Court has ruled that antenuptial contracts signed after a customary marriage are invalid, affirming that such marriages are automatically in community of property. flag The court held that postnuptial agreements require judicial approval to be enforceable, protecting spouses—especially the economically disadvantaged—from losing rights to marital assets. flag The decision, stemming from a case where a wife claimed unfair exclusion from shared property, upholds customary law's primacy and ensures legal equality between marriage types. flag It impacts ongoing cases, including musician Black Coffee’s divorce appeal, requiring him to pay substantial spousal and child support.

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