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Family law 121


 
Module code FMR 121
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Law
Module content

*For LLB and BA/BCom specialising in law

  1. Introduction to family law
  2. General principles regarding the coming into existence of a marriage
  3. Void, voidable and putative marriages
  4. The invariable consequences of the marriage
  5. Basic principles regarding the legal relationship between child and parent
  6. The variable consequences of a marriage
  7. Principles regarding the dissolution of a marriage
  8. The consequences of the dissolution of a marriage

Law of Parent and Child;

  1. Variable consequences of marriage
  2. Dissolution of marriage
  3. Consequences of the dissolution of marriage
  4. Customary marriages
  5. Domestic partnerships and religious marriages
Module credits 15.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Humanities
Prerequisites Admission to the relevant programme.
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Private Law
Period of presentation Semester 2

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