PVL2601 Assignment 2 Semster 2 2024 | Due August 2024

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PVL2601 Assignment 2 Semster 2 2024 | Due August 2024. All questions answered with references.

Question 1

For the past ten years, Ben has known that he is sterile. As Mary has repeatedly told Ben that she wants children, Ben fears that Mary will not want marry him if he tells her about his sterility. A year after the wedding, Ben tells Mary that he is sterile. Mary tells Ben that she would never have married him had she known that he was sterile.

(a) Explain the meaning term of “voidable civil marriage”.

(b) Name seven grounds on which a voidable marriage can be set aside.

(c) Can a court order set aside Ben and Mary’s marriage?

Question 2
Mpho and Sipho have been in a romantic relationship since 2000. In 2010, Sipho was involved in an accident at work which led to a hospitalisation lasting eight months. Throughout this period, Mpho remained by Sipho’s side, offering her support and care. The accident left Sipho permanently disabled. In 2012, Sipho received lump sum compensation of R3 million from his employers’ insurance company. He invested R2 million and used R1 million to meet his needs. Two years later, in 2014, Sipho and Mpho got married in community of property. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived. In January 2023, Sipho initiated divorce proceedings. Apart from the sharing of the ……………