10/06/2026
What is Antenuptial WITHOUT accrual?
There are two types of antenuptial contracts should you wish to be married OUT of community of
property. The first one is “WITHOUT ACCRUAL”, the other is “WITH ACCRUAL”.
WITHOUT ACCRUAL simply means that all assets and debt acquired before and during the marriage
remain separate throughout the course of the marriage. Assets are never shared, and each partner
has a separate estate. Each partner has full contractual freedom to buy and sell his or her own assets
without the signature of the other.
If one of the partners becomes insolvent, creditors have no claim
on the assets of the other partner. This type of contract is most often used by couples where the one
or both parties have accumulated substantial assets prior to marriage and wish to protect those assets.
The disadvantage of such an Antenuptial Contract WITOUT ACCRUAL, is that, in the case of
death or divorce, you are entitled only to those assets you have accrued in your own name. The
parent who chooses to stay at home to raise children will unfortunately also not be entitled to the assets accumulated by the other partner.
Love and Greetings,
Rev. Leon Marriage Officer Garden Route
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