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To renounce or not to renounce a benefit in terms of a will?

02 April 2024,  Puleng Valentine Tladi

In terms of your will, your surviving spouse and descendants, are entitled to inherit and one of your children decides... to renounce his or her share, the surviving spouse shall inherit that portion of that inheritance, which was declined by the descendant.

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Who inherits under a Deceased Estate when there is no Will?

02 April 2024,  Sinethemba Mashego

It is society's norm to transfer generational wealth and to engage in the re-allotment of wealth. However, some people are ... uninformed about the rules that govern the re-allotment of wealth when they have not drafted a will. 

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Understanding the Distinction between Living Wills and Last Wills and Testaments

02 April 2024,  André Styger

While both documents are essential components of comprehensive estate planning, they serve distinct purposes and address different aspects of an... individual's life and well-being. This article explores the definitions, functions, and legal implications of living wills and last wills, shedding light on the significance of each in ensuring the wishes and intentions of individuals are respected in both life and death.

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When can a Will be challenged?

02 April 2024,  Melody Sithole

A Will can be described as a document that expresses the last wishes of an individual about how their property... must be distributed when they die. The document must be written, signed and formal.  The last wishes can be challenged in the following situations:

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To renounce or not to renounce a benefit in terms of a will?

02 April 2024,  Puleng Valentine Tladi

In terms of your will, your surviving spouse and descendants, are entitled to inherit and one of your children decides... to renounce his or her share, the surviving spouse shall inherit that portion of that inheritance, which was declined by the descendant.

READ MORE
37
Article

Who inherits under a Deceased Estate when there is no Will?

02 April 2024,  Sinethemba Mashego

It is society's norm to transfer generational wealth and to engage in the re-allotment of wealth. However, some people are ... uninformed about the rules that govern the re-allotment of wealth when they have not drafted a will. 

READ MORE
101
Article

Understanding the Distinction between Living Wills and Last Wills and Testaments

02 April 2024,  André Styger

While both documents are essential components of comprehensive estate planning, they serve distinct purposes and address different aspects of an... individual's life and well-being. This article explores the definitions, functions, and legal implications of living wills and last wills, shedding light on the significance of each in ensuring the wishes and intentions of individuals are respected in both life and death.

READ MORE
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When can a Will be challenged?

02 April 2024,  Melody Sithole

A Will can be described as a document that expresses the last wishes of an individual about how their property... must be distributed when they die. The document must be written, signed and formal.  The last wishes can be challenged in the following situations:

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Possible consequences of failing to attend court and submit to a Section 65A(1)(a) Financial Enquiry in Debt Collections

04 January 2021,  Allan Lesesa

Attending court proceedings is costly and time consuming. Is willingly failing to appear for a court financial enquiry ever a ... good idea and option?

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Unlock the Courts backlog– Mediate and Arbitrate: ask us how

02 June 2020,  Allan Lesesa

Disputes! It is as if bulls have literally locked horns, under accustomed circumstances, we would have just easily opted to... go ‘unlock them in court, but now, due to the global pandemic of Coronavirus and the country lockdown, many people with differences are unable to access the courts given that their matters are not “urgent”. The lockdown is such an inconvenience.

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Which Court can be approached?

01 November 2019,  Dries Knoetze

Which court can be approached to collect monies due and payable to me? How does one establish jurisdiction in a... matter where the collection of debts are involved?

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Why was President Zuma’s case heard in the Constitutional Court and not the Supreme Court of Appeal?

09 May 2016

I’m sure all South Africans have followed the Nkandla case in the Constitutional Court with great interest. I was just... wondering why the matter was heard by the Constitutional Court directly and not by the Supreme Court of Appeal, like the Oscar Pistorius case?

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