“Spouse” includes a surviving partner to a monogamous Hindu marriage
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
May 6, 2014
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Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act, 1990
The surviving spouse in a marriage dissolved by death has a claim against the estate of the deceased spouse for the provision of his or
May 6, 2014
Advantages Of Trusts
Trusts can have an important role to play in estate planning and will affect your decision on how much risk and investment life assurance you
May 6, 2014
Health Care Power Of Attorney
This is a general form that names a Health Care Representative and grants authority to make limited health care decisions for you including, if you
May 6, 2014
Specimen Health Care Power Of Attorney
This form is provided for informational purposes only and is intended to be used as a guide prior to consultation with an attorney familiar with
May 6, 2014
Wills and the law
Source: HER LAW – Making the law work for you By: Adv. M. Nagtegaal, J. Nagtegaal, V. Nagtegaal If you die and have made your
May 6, 2014
Administration of a deceased estate
We specialise in the winding up of deceased estates. The tariff laid down by the Administration of Estates Act is 3.5% (plus VAT) of the
May 6, 2014
Have you made a will? If not, why not?
Have you made a will? If not, why not? Most people don’t have a will If you nominate us as your executor we will prepare
May 6, 2014
An example of a simple will
An example of a very basic will LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me {INSERT NAME OF PERSON MAKING WILL} presently resident at {Insert his or her
May 6, 2014
Debts, Recovery of…
This is a very basic explanation of the process and does not deal with opposition by the debtor. What to do when someone owes you
May 5, 2014