Guest: Natasha  Truyens | Senior Associate Attorney at Barnard Incorporated Attorneys

Last week, The Pretoria High Court ruled that a section of South Africa’s Divorce Act is unconstitutional. Wasanga is joined by Natasha Truyens, Senior Associate Attorney at Barnard Incorporated Attorneys to discuss this ruling and what it means for couples who are married out community of property in the country.


Section 7(3) of the Divorce Act deals with the division of assets for couples married out of the community of property. However, Section 7(3)(a) lays out different rules for marriages that took place after the Matrimonial Property Act came into effect on 1 November 1984.

Guest: Natasha&nbsp; Truyens | Senior Associate Attorney at Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
Last week, The Pretoria High Court ruled that a section of South Africa&rsquo;s Divorce Act is unconstitutional. Wasanga is joined by Natasha Truyens, Senior Associate Attorney at Barnard Incorporated Attorneys to discuss this ruling and what it means for couples who are married out community of property in the country.
 Section 7(3) of the Divorce Act deals with the division of assets for couples married out of the community of property. However, Section 7(3)(a) lays out different rules for marriages that took place after the Matrimonial Property Act came into effect on 1 November 1984.

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