Women's Legal Centre joins 'landmark' case seeking to protect unmarried life partners

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The Cape Town high court on Friday admitted the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) as a friend of the court in a 'landmark case' that seeks to change the law so unmarried life partners can claim maintenance.

“Many partners, predominantly women, are left destitute and without legal recourse when their life partnership terminates or their partners cease to maintain them,” he said. “This issue affects a substantial number of South Africans, particularly vulnerable women, and some of these women find themselves in permanent life partnerships not out of true choice. The reality is that in 2016, 3.2-million South Africans were cohabiting outside marriage and that number was reported to be increasing.

In its application for admission as a friend of the court, the WLC said it sought to achieve “equality for women in all forms of intimate relationships”. The organisation said the law distinguishes between “spouses who are married and partners to a life partnership”.

 

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