<P> The court was unanimous on the point that the omission from the Marriage Act, after the words "or husband," of the words "or spouse" was inconsistent with the Constitution; section 30 (1) of the Marriage Act was therefore invalidated to the extent of the inconsistency . This declaration was suspended for twelve months from the date of the judgment, until 1 December 2006, to allow Parliament to enact remedial legislation . If Parliament failed to do so, section 30 (1) would automatically be read thenceforth as including the words "or spouse" after the words "or husband ." </P> <P> Exclusivity is not a universal characteristic of marriage; it is a special characteristic of Western civil law and the Anglo - American common law marriage . </P> <P> This part of the definition concerns "the very heart of the matter," which is to say the object or purpose of marriage . In Christianity, it is intended for the glory of God and other religions, for the avoidance of fornication, for procreation, and to provide for the other partner by help and assistance . These aims are also reflected in Roman - Dutch law . The consortium omnis vitae refers to all the duties which fall under the relationship of married spouses . </P> <P> Death dissolves a marriage, but the law provides also for dissolution by the high court on some ground which renders the marriage voidable, or following upon an order presuming the death of the one spouse, or on some ground arising after marriage which is recognised as a ground for divorce . </P>

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