The Constitutional Court this morning confirmed that customary marriages are not dissolved when a couple enters a civil marriage. This ruling was seen as a confirmation that an ante-nuptial contract concluded after a customary marriage is invalid - upholding the legal significance of customary marriages. The ruling was made following a case that was brought before the court which questioned the validity of ante-nuptial contracts signed after a customary marriage but before a civil marriage.

<p>The Constitutional Court this morning confirmed that customary&nbsp;marriages are not dissolved when a couple enters a civil&nbsp;marriage.&nbsp;This ruling was seen as a confirmation that an ante-nuptial&nbsp;contract concluded after a customary marriage is invalid -&nbsp;upholding the legal significance of customary marriages.&nbsp;The ruling was made following a case that was brought before&nbsp;the court which questioned the validity of ante-nuptial contracts&nbsp;signed after a customary marriage but before a civil marriage.</p>

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Customary Marriages are as Significant as Civil Marriages ( ZAMA MOPAI IS A LECTURER & CUSTOMARY LAW EXPERT. [SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CULTURAL RIGHTS, AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF CUSTOMARY VS. CIVIL MARRIAGES.]