If you and your partner are not married and your relationship is ending, this guide to unmarried couples separating in South Africa explains the practical legal issues that usually arise: property, children, maintenance, debt, the home, and possible claims between partners.
This article is not about whether a long relationship becomes a marriage. That status question is covered separately. Here, the focus is what to do when the relationship ends and there is a dispute to resolve.
Start with the correct legal status
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