Antenuptial Contracts Paarl
Antenuptial contracts drafted, signed and registered by an admitted notary. Understand accrual before the wedding, not after it.
- Must be signed
- Before the wedding
- Deeds Office registration
- Within three months
- First consultation
- Free
How an antenuptial contract is done
Book well before the wedding
Come in early rather than in the week of your marriage. There is enough to do the month of the wedding, and both of the dates that follow are strict.
You both sit down with Marlo
We explain the matrimonial property systems available in South Africa, the difference between marrying IN and OUT of community of property, and what including or excluding the accrual actually means for the two of you.
You choose your system
Out of community of property with the accrual, or without it. The point is not to be steered toward one option, but for both of you to understand what you are signing before you sign the agreement.
Signed before the wedding
An antenuptial contract may only be prepared and attested by a Notary Public. Miss this date and you are married IN community of property, whatever the two of you intended.
Registered within three months
The signed contract must be registered in the Deeds Office within three months of signature. Miss that and it still binds the two of you, but a creditor of either spouse can simply disregard it.
Why people choose us
Rooted in Paarl
Marlo Laubscher grew up in Paarl and came back to practise here. We know the local courts, the Municipality and the Deeds Office, and they know us.
A boutique firm, deliberately
Three people and one office. You deal with the attorney handling your matter, for as long as the matter needs.
The first consultation is free
Every service, no exceptions. Find out where you stand before committing to anything.
What to do next
- Book before the wedding date, not in the week of the wedding.
- Come in together. The consultation is free and you both need to understand it.
- Tell us the wedding date when you phone, so we can work back from it.
Sit down with the person who will actually handle your matter. The first consultation costs you nothing, and you will leave knowing where you stand.
Book Free Consultation
Your first consultation is free
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you honestly whether we can help,
what it is likely to cost and how long it should take. No obligation either way.
Questions our clients ask us
When does the ANC have to be signed?
Before the wedding. It must then be registered in the Deeds Office within three months of the date it was signed.
What happens if we do not sign one?
You will be married IN community of property automatically, with a single joint estate covering both your assets and both your debts.
What is the accrual system, simply?
You each keep your own estate during the marriage but share the growth of both when it ends. The partner whose estate grew less can claim half the difference from the other party.
Which option is right for us?
That depends on what each of you owns, what each of you owes, and what you both want to happen if the marriage ends by divorce or death. Working through that is what the consultation is for.
We are already married. Is it too late?
No. A married couple can apply to the High Court to change their matrimonial property system. It is more involved than signing an ANC beforehand, but it can be done.
Do you do ANCs for customary marriages and civil unions?
Yes, as well as for civil marriages.
Do we both need to attend?
Yes. The decision affects both of you and both of you need to understand it.
Find us in Paarl
- Address
- 7 Pastorie Avenue, Paarl, 7646
- Hours
- Monday to Friday08:00 to 16:30
- Saturday and SundayClosed
- Telephone
- 021 872 0215
Related matters we handle
- Antenuptial contracts for customary marriages and civil unions
- Notarial work generally, where a document must be notarially executed
- Applications to change a matrimonial property system
- Divorce and the division of a joint estate
- Wills and estate planning