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South Africa's top court rules customary marriages are in community of property, invalidating postnuptial contracts without judicial approval.
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.
The court held that postnuptial agreements require judicial approval to be enforceable, protecting spouses—especially the economically disadvantaged—from losing rights to marital assets.
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.
It impacts ongoing cases, including musician Black Coffee’s divorce appeal, requiring him to pay substantial spousal and child support.
La corte suprema de Sudáfrica dictamina que los matrimonios consuetudinarios son en comunidad de bienes, invalidando los contratos postnupciales sin la aprobación judicial.