McDonald v Young (292 / 10) [2011] ZASCA 31 (24 March 2011) (McDonald case) and Butters v Mncora (181/2011) [2012] ZASCA 29 (28 March 2012) (Butters case) are two recent supreme court of appeal cases that clarified the position of unmarried couples living together — or cohabiting — without having a written cohabitation agreement in [...]
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Marriage vs Cohabitation (life partnerships)
Many couples prefer living together (often referred to as the domestic partnership, cohabitation agreements, living together, concubinage and common-law marriage), as opposed to getting married. For others, on the other hand, not getting married is a forced way of life, because many countries still do not recognise nor make provision for the solemnisation of same [...]
