In South Africa it is common for many couples today to live together without entering into a legally recognised form of marriage. Various terms are used to refer to these types of relationships: life partnerships, common law marriage, cohabitation, domestic partnership, living together, de facto marriage. This applies to both same-sex and heterosexual relationships.
It is important to understand how the South African courts recognise these relationships and the legal consequences of such relationships.
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