WILLS AND DECEASED ESTATES ARTICLES
Home » PRIVATE LAW » WILLS AND DECEASED ESTATES ARTICLES
Holistic Estate Planning: Protect Your Assets, Plan for Succession, and Ensure Disability Protection
Bregman Moodley Attorneys work with estate planning expert Dr Mervin Messias to devise a comprehensive estate plan that addresses all aspects of your life. Discover how a holistic estate plan can protect your assets, plan for succession, and ensure disability protection.
At Bregman Moodley Attorneys, we understand the importance of estate planning. That’s why we work closely with Dr Mervin Messias, an estate planning expert, to create a comprehensive estate plan that considers all aspects of your life.
A holistic estate plan must address three critical issues: asset protection, succession planning, and disability protection. By considering these factors, we can create a plan that ensures your loved ones are taken care of both before and after your death.
To achieve the desired outcome, a holistic estate plan establishes one or more discretionary living trusts. By setting up these trusts during your lifetime, we can address all concerns in the most appropriate manner.
The main focus of a holistic estate plan is to prioritize the following in this order:
- Ensuring the well-being of you and your spouse.
- Providing for your family.
- Protecting your wealth.
- Enhancing your wealth.
- Saving taxes.
By prioritizing these factors, we can create a comprehensive estate plan that meets your needs and protects your assets. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you plan for the future.
Navigating Estate Challenges: Widow’s Resistance to Property Sale
Navigating Estate Challenges: Widow’s Resistance to Property Sale Introduction An executor had to sell a home to settle estate debts, but the widow refused to
Conflicting Wills in South Africa: Legal Consequences and Precautions
A client asked: What happens if I don’t revoke my first South African will where I leave everything to one person and then make a
Principles of Interpretation of Wills
There is a maxim that ‘Where there’s a will there’s a relative’’. What happens when a relative who has been left out of the will,
Removal of Executor: Understanding the Process and Requirements
Introduction: When someone passes away, the administration of their estate is carried out by an executor appointed to handle their affairs. However, there are circumstances
Freedom of testation
In your will, you have the freedom to distribute your assets to whomever you choose. This means that you can determine who will receive your
Deregistering a Trust: Process and Requirements for Termination
What are the legal requirements to deregister a Trust? Termination of a trust can occur through various means, such as legal operation, achievement of trust
Does an illegitimate child have a claim against his late father’s estate?
A client asked: “I am an illegitimate child and my father passed away. Can I claim from his estate”? In South Africa, the rights of
The roles and responsibilities of a curator
The roles and responsibilities of a curator appointed by the Master of the High Court in respect of a mentally ill patient. In South Africa,
What are the inheritance rights of a child, conceived after the death of a father, from frozen gametes
The nasciturus fiction is the principle where our common law considers a child born alive and conceived before a testator’s death to have obtained rights to inherit,
Why have a Will and a Family Trust?
This month, I thought I would devote my newsletter to Wills and trusts. The beginning of the year is a good time to consider
The recent Bwanya case
Editor’s note: The Constitutional Court held that the exclusion of opposite-sex life partners from inheriting under the Intestate Succession Act and claiming maintenance under the
Inheritance and Wills
Source: A simple guide to South African Family Law by Nthabiseng Monareng Introduction One of the most important things that a person needs to think