July 11, 2022
Published by client-admin at July 11, 2022
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The Wills Act sets out the requirements for a valid Last Will and Testament. For a will to be valid, it must be signed and witnessed. […]
May 16, 2022
Published by client-admin at May 16, 2022
The Constitutional Court recently confirmed the October 2020 ruling of the Western Cape High Court that section 1(1) of the Intestate Succession Act is unconstitutional in […]
February 14, 2022
Published by client-admin at February 14, 2022
“Should a person who has shared her home and life with her deceased partner, born and raised children with him, cared for him in health and […]
January 14, 2022
Published by client-admin at January 14, 2022
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“Family feuds, in relation to who has the right to bury a deceased person, has the potential of permanently dividing the family. These are sensitive disputes […]
July 14, 2021
Published by client-admin at July 14, 2021
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The nomination of an executor is an important aspect of a Last Will and Testament. An executor is nominated in a Last Will and Testament and, upon death, he or she administers and distributes the estate in accordance […]
October 13, 2020
Published by client-admin at October 13, 2020
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We’ve all seen it in movies and novels: A young unsuspecting person wakes up one day to find out that they had been left an extraordinarily […]
February 27, 2020
Published by client-admin at February 27, 2020
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In terms of South African law, for a will to be accepted as valid by the Master of the High Court (a statutory body to which […]
November 16, 2018
The South Africa common law presumption of collation (collatio bonorum) is alive and well. This presumption is rooted in the belief that a testator intended that […]
August 30, 2017
This year is coming to an end at a rapid speed. There is still so much to be done before the December holidays and the last […]