Estate Planning articles

Who may make a will and what are the requirements Formalities in terms of the Wills Act (7 of 1953) By R Bregman Who is

Getting married in community of property is hazardous to your future. What to do about it. Small Business and Marriage: good bed mates? By Peter Carruthers

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.

If there is one surviving parent and no descendants of the deceased parent, the surviving parent inherits the whole of the estate. NO SPOUSE, DESCENDANT

Dying without a will has major implications for both the deceased person as well as the family they leave behind. Why you need a will

Most entrepreneurs place much of their effort into meeting the daily demands of running their own business and then neglect to plan for what will

The Cape High Court has ruled that a bursary that was set up to exclusively help fund white male University of Cape Town graduates to

Unmarried heterosexual couples that live together should ensure that their estates are planned in such a way that their partner is protected. Section 1(1) of

To bequeath usufruct to someone is a common way of providing for your next of kin after your death, but people often forget that usufruct

Not reporting the death of a loved one to the Master of the High Court can have serious consequences further down the line with estates