02/11/2026
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈𝐭?
You bought your home, paid the deposit and have been covering the bond for years. Surely, it remains yours after saying “I do”? Not necessarily!
In South Africa, the answer depends on your marital property regime. Whether you're married in or out of community of property, with or without accrual, can make a significant difference to who owns the property and what happens in the event of divorce or death.
⚖️𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 “𝐈 𝐝𝐨”, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲!
Click to read more: https://www.cch.co.za/news/marriage-property-who-owns-a-house-bought-before-marriage/
Source: Samatha Smith - STBB Attorneys