Heaton, Jacqueline and Kruger,H. South African Family Law 4th Ed– LexisNexis, 2015.
 
ISBN: 9780409120592
 
Publisher’s Description: “South African Family Law provides law students and practitioners with a thorough understanding of the principles of family law. In a concise manner, the publication also includes discussion of the implications of the Constitution for Family Law.”
 
Table of contents
PART 1:  - Civil marriages
1 - Introduction
2 - The engagement
3 - The legal requirements for a civil marriage
4 - Void, voidable and putative civil marriages
5 - The invariable consequences of civil marriage
6 - The variable consequences of civil marriage
7 - The variable consequences of civil marriage
8 - Alteration of the matrimonial property system
9 - Dissolution of a civil marriage - General
10 - Dissolution of a civil marriage by death
11 - The grounds for divorce
12 - Patrimonial consequences of divorce
13 - Maintenance of a spouse after divorce
14 - The interests of the children of divorcing parents
15 - Miscellaneous matters regarding divorce
 
PART 2:  - Civil unions
16 - Civil unions
 
PART 3:  - Customary marriages
 
17 - Customary marriages
 
PART 4:  - Muslim and Hindu marriages
18 - Muslim marriages
19 - Hindu marriages
 
PART 5:  - Life partnerships
20 - Life partnerships
 
PART 6:  - Domestic violence
21 - Domestic violence
 
PART 7:  - The responsibilities and rights of parents and children
 
22 - Children's rights
23 - Parental responsibilities and rights
24 - The duty of support in respect of a child
 
PART 8: -  Guardianship and curatorship
 
25 - Guardianship and curatorship