Requirements of a Valid Will
Case study Sleeping Beauty heard from her friends that she must make a Will in order to provide for her family after her death. She does not know how to make a Will and what the requirements are for…
Wills
What is a Will? A Will is a document in which a person ("testator”) makes sure that his/her belongings are distributed in accordance with his/her wishes after his/her death. Who can make a Will? Any…
Dangers of Not Having a Will
What happens if a person dies without a Will? If a person (“deceased”) dies without a Will, his/her deceased estate (the assets s/he owned at time of death) will be distributed in terms of the…
Duties of an Executor of a Deceased Estate
During a person’s lifetime s/he will gather assets, in other words, belongings such as a house or a motor vehicle. A person will also gather liabilities, in other words, credit such as a home or…