A woman lost her case after she went to court to ask that the customary marriage entered into between her father and her stepmother be declared invalid. Picture: File
Daughter loses court bid to nullify dead dad’s customary marriage to stepmother
Pretoria – A woman has taken her stepmother to court, saying her stepmother had never been married to her father, who is now deceased, as the “bride was never handed over” to his family.
The daughter, identified as ZK, asked the Eastern Cape High Court, sitting in Mthatha, to declare that the customary marriage entered into between the deceased and her stepmother was invalid on the grounds of non-compliance with the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act.