Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
domestic relationship
means a relationship between a complainant and the respondent where they -
| a) | are or were married to each other in terms of any law, custom or religion; |
| b) | live or lived together in a relationship in the nature of a marriage (whether they are of the same or of the opposite sex); |
| c) | are the parents of a child or have or had parental responsibility for the child (whether or not at the same time); |
| d) | are family members related by consanguinity, affinity or adoption; |
| e) | are or were in an engagement, dating or customary relationship: including an actual or perceived romantic, intimate or sexual relationship of any duration; or |
| f) | share or recently shared the same residence. |
