A spouse of a “marriage” by Hindu rites enjoys recognition by South African law for inheritance purposes. The Govenders were married to each other on

Part of our offering is to ensure that your Last Will and Testament is drawn up correctly and that all aspects of your affairs have

On 15 July 2009 the Constitutional Court found that widows of polygamous Muslim marriages have the right to claim or inherit from estates of hubands

The SCA has ruled that a suicide note was intended to be an amendment of a man’s will Section 2(3) of the Wills Act 7

If you and your partner live together you should consider drafting a life partnership agreement to protect yourselves should your relationship come to an end.

In Hendrik Van der Merwe v Master of the High Court and others the Supreme Court of Appeals decided that an unsigned will was valid.

Couples whose marriages are subject to the accrual system need to give careful consideration to the impact the accrual will have before the terms of

Case about widow who wrote her late husband’s will in her own handwriting The SCA has ruled in favour of a widow who wrote her

I recommend that you have separate offshore wills for every country in which you own offshore assets. The offshore will/s specifically deals with the distribution