{"id":2256,"date":"2018-09-11T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2019-11-05T05:22:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T03:22:54","slug":"why-antenuptial-agreements-are-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/why-antenuptial-agreements-are-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Why Antenuptial Agreements are Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our law determines that if you get married without having entered into an antenuptial agreement before the wedding, you are automatically married in community of property. 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