A client asked: What are the implications when folks get married in community of property after a property was purchased in any one’s name, draw
Does my mom’s power of attorney endure if she can’t manage her affairs? A person has full contractual capacity if he or she can conclude
If you have offshore assets, it’s a good idea to have separate wills, one for your assets in South Africa, and the other/s for assets
The issue before the court was who a pension fund must pay the death benefits to. In a beneficiary nomination form, the deceased nominated only
The following persons are disqualified from benefitting under a will: 1) A person who has unduly influenced the person who wrote the will to give
What rights does the owner have to sell the house? What rights does the tenant enjoy? Here’s an example of a simple usufruct: I bequeath
A client advised that a friend died without leaving a will. His assets include a townhouse, two cars and a few bits of furniture. Who
In the aftermath of a divorce, a person often forgets to amend his or her will. A bequest to your divorced spouse in your will,
A living will is very important in Roman Catholicism because it gives advance directives for health care, to provide the guidance and authority needed to
The Constitutional Court has declared laws governing primogeniture – which allows complete inheritance by the eldest male descendant –to be unconstitutional and invalid. In a landmark ruling
