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The following procedural requirements must be met prior to the application being heard at court: (i) Notice to the Deeds Registrar Section 97 of the DRA requires that “before any application is made to the court for authority or an order involving the performance of any act in a deeds registry, the applicant shall give the registrar concerned at least seven days’ notice before the hearing of such application and such registrar may submit to the court such report thereon as he may deem desirable to make ..........
Protocol nr. ________ .-
POSTNUPTIAL CONTRACT, HAVING THE EFFECT OF AN ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT, IN TERMS OF SECTION 88 OF THE DEEDS REGISTRIES ACT 47 OF 1937
BE IT HEREBY MADE KNOWN THAT on ________________________ 2022 before me, NOTARY [MXXXX] of PRETORIA in the Province of GAUTENG Notary, duly sworn and admitted, and in the presence of the subscribing witnesses personally came and appeared:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
IDENTITY NUMBER: 6XXXXXXXXXX (the “HUSBAND”)
And
IDENTITY NUMBER: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (the “WIFE”)
Married in community of property to each other WHEREAS the terms of this Postnuptial Contract have been agreed between the Husband and the Wife before the marriage but was not registered in the Deeds Office within a period of three months as prescribed in terms of Section 87 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937;
AND WHEREAS they consequently entered into a marriage with each other in community of property on 8th of August 2017; AND WHEREAS the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Provincial Division, Pretoria under case number ___________ on the _____ day of ___________________ issued an order granting permission for the registration of this Postnuptial Contract in terms of section 88 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937, having the effect of an antenuptial contract as was agreed to between the Husband and the Wife prior to date of marriage;
1. During the marriage there shall be no community of property between them.
2. During the marriage there shall be no community of profit and loss between them.
3. The accrual system referred to in Chapter 1 of Act nr 88 of 1984 shall not apply to their marriage from the date of the conclusion of their marriage.
4. This Court Order shall not prejudice or restrict the rights of any creditor of any of the Applicants as on the date of registration of the Postnuptial Contract.
THUS DONE AND EXECUTED AT PRETORIA ON THE DAY, MONTH AND YEAR FIRST AFOREWRITTEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE UNDERSIGNED WITNESSES.
AS WITNESSES:
1. ___________________
2. ___________________ __________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
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Our costs are as follows:
Taking instructions, first consultation, drafting of the Founding Affidavit, Supporting Affidavit, Notice of Motion, drafting letters to creditors, Drafting of Advertisements and placement thereof, instructions to advocate in the form of a brief, including delivery of brief to advocate. | R7330.00 |
Attendance to Court to obtain a case number and court date and subsequent lodgement of Documents at the Deeds Office for obtaining the deeds office report, cost involved | R500.00 |
Delivery of Court documents at the Deeds Office for obtaining the report, lodgment of court documents, collection thereof and deeds offices fee in obtaining the report | R500.00 |
Provision for S.21(1) Advertisements: Local Newspaper, as well as advertisement in the Government Gazette | R2,000.00 |
Sending copy of the advertisement in the Local Newspaper, as well a Government Gazette to each and every creditor by registered mail | R500.00 |
Advocate’s Fee for application at Court | R1700.00 |
Drafting of Antenuptial Contract, attending to execution thereof before Notary Public, and attending to registration thereof in the Deeds Registry | R1450.00 |
Deeds Office fee | R520.00 |
General Postage and Petties | R500.00 |
TOTAL | R15000.00 |
Our costs are as follows:
Taking instructions, first consultation, drafting of the Founding Affidavit, Supporting Affidavit, Notice of Motion, drafting letters to creditors, Drafting of Advertisements and placement thereof, instructions to advocate in the form of a brief, including delivery of brief to advocate. | R7330.00 |
Attendance to Court to obtain a case number and court date and subsequent lodgement of Documents at the Deeds Office for obtaining the deeds office report, cost involved | R500.00 |
Delivery of Court documents at the Deeds Office for obtaining the report, lodgment of court documents, collection thereof and deeds offices fee in obtaining the report | R500.00 |
Provision for S.21(1) Advertisements: Local Newspaper, as well as advertisement in the Government Gazette | R2,000.00 |
Sending copy of the advertisement in the Local Newspaper, as well a Government Gazette to each and every creditor by registered mail | R500.00 |
Advocate’s Fee for application at Court | R1700.00 |
Drafting of Antenuptial Contract, attending to execution thereof before Notary Public, and attending to registration thereof in the Deeds Registry | R1450.00 |
Deeds Office fee | R520.00 |
General Postage and Petties | R500.00 |
TOTAL | R15000.00 |