Divorce Amendment Act
A court may refuse a divorce decree where a divorce would leave a spouse unable to remarry because of religious rules, unless the marriage is dissolved or the remarriage barrier is removed, or the spouse has taken all necessary steps.
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- South Africa
- Instrument
- Act or statute
- Citation
- Act 95 of 1996
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- Language
- en
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A court may refuse a divorce decree where a divorce would leave a spouse unable to remarry because of religious rules, unless the marriage is dissolved or the remarriage barrier is removed, or the spouse has taken all necessary steps. This section says the Act is called the Divorce Amendment Act, 1996.
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