I GOT MARRIED IN 1980 IN COMMUNITY OF PR...

Asked by the Customer on 27-02-2015 13:46:12
Question posted in the Property Law category relating to Gauteng

I GOT MARRIED IN 1980 IN COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY AND IN 1998 BOUGHT SOME PROPERTY.
THE FUNDS TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE MAINTENANCE THERE OF WAS
ONLY FROM MY ME AS MY SPOUSE NEVER WORKED AND DID NOT CONTRUBUTE TOWARDS THIS.

I HAD THE PROPERETY FOR 6 MONTHS AND GOT DIVORCED. THERE WAS NO DIVISION OF ESTATE
REQEUSTED AND I REMAINED OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SINCE MY SPOUSE AT THE TIME AGREED
BY MEANS OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER TO "WALK OUT EMPTY". THE DEED OFFICE WAS NOT ADVICED
OF THIS CHANGE AND TODAY THE DEED REGISTRATION STILL REMAIN IN BOTH PARTIES NAME.

IN 2011 I REMARIED ALSO IN COMMINTY OF PROPERTY BUT DID NOT REREGISTER THE NEW SPOUSE
AS CO OWNER AT THE DEED OFFICE.
MY SECOND WIFE ALSO DID NOT CONTRUBUTE TO THE ESTATE SINCE SHE WAS UN EMPLOYED.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO CLAIM ON THE DEVISION OF THE ESTATE IN THIS CASE.

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