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Who will take care of your kids if you die?
If you have children but haven’t named guardians for them in your will, you may be setting your family up for a costly, even bitter
Estate Duty
Duty payable on a deceased estate Estate Duty Duty payable on a deceased estate Source: Reader’s Digest’s You and Your Rights Estate duty is an amount
How To Go About Planning Your Estate
Estate planning is an essential part of financial planning. The Saturday Star, January 10, 2004 (Personal Finance) How to go about planning your estate By:
The A-Z of Wills
Disposing of property after death The A-Z of wills Disposing of property after death By: Bruce Cameron (Saturday Star) You may not be able to ‘take
The advantages of a Living Trust
Protect your assets and take care of your family with a Living Trust. It makes good financial sense. The advantages of a Living Trust Source: http://mymoney.iafrica.comThe
The importance of a Power of Attorney
While most of us are aware of the importance of having a Will to take care of our finances and assets after death, many people
Effect of sequestration on property of spouse of insolvent
If a person is sequestrated the assets of the solvent spouse automatically vest in the trustee of the insolvent spouse unless the solvent spouse demonstrates
Rights of a ‘spouse’ in a same-sex relationship
The Gory and Brooks case changed the law At a time when same-sex marriages were not allowed Mark Gory and his partner, Henry Brooks, met in
‘Spouse’ in Intestate Succession Act and the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act includes partners to Muslim marriages
Persons married according to Muslim rites are spouses for the purposes of inheriting or claiming from estates where the deceased died without leaving a will.
‘Spouse’ in Intestate Succession Act and the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act includes partners to Muslim marriages
Persons married according to Muslim rites are spouses for the purposes of inheriting or claiming from estates where the deceased died without leaving a will.