Putative - Fathers 4 Justice South Africa

Putative
/ˈpjuːtətɪv/
adjective
generally considered or reputed to be.
“the putative author of the book”
Similar: supposed, assumed, presumed, acknowledged, accepted, recognized

What does the word putative mean?
commonly accepted or supposed:
commonly accepted or supposed. 2. : assumed to exist or to have existed. putatively adverb.

Putative Marriage Law In South Africa Explained
A putative marriage arises when one or both parties think that they are entering into a valid marriage at the time of their marriage.

What is a putative marriage in South Africa?

Putative marriage is said to be a marriage contracted in good faith and in the ignorance of the existence of the true facts which constituted a legal impediment to the intermarriage. Three requirements must concur to constitute putative marriage.

One party, at least, must have been ignorant of the impediment or defect not only at the time of the marriage but must also have remained ignorant of it during their lifetime.
The marriage must have been solemnized.
The marriage must have been considered lawful in the estimation of the parties or that party alleging bona fides.

Any children born out of a putative marriage, where paternity is undisputed, are deemed to be children born of the married parents. Such children may, therefore, inherit the intestate estate of their parents. Both parents will have full parental rights and responsibilities towards their children.

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