(d) Clause 18: Amendment of section 18 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984: The Department is requested to investigate and report back on how the law in this regard could impact negatively on children who might be deprived of benefits accruing to them from their parents' estates as a result of their parents' litigation. The impact of the law in this regard on spouses in terms of customary law must also be investigated and reported on.