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November 20, 2024

Published by client-admin at November 20, 2024

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Marriage

Can a testator disinherit their surviving spouse?

The Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990 permits surviving spouses to seek maintenance from the deceased spouse’s estate upon the marriage ending due to […]

October 17, 2022

Published by client-admin at October 17, 2022

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Property

Maintenance claims from life partner’s estate

“Should a person who has shared her home and life with her deceased partner, born and raised children with him, cared for him in health and […]

August 9, 2021

Published by client-admin at August 9, 2021

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Marriage

MAKE SURE YOUR ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT IS VALID BEFORE GETTING MARRIED

John and Susan are getting married on the 5th of October 1993. They have chosen to get married by way of an Antenuptial Contract. John and Susan signed […]

July 3, 2020

Published by client-admin at July 3, 2020

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Constitutional Law

TYING THE KNOT, NO MATTER YOUR BELIEFS

Post-1994, the lawmakers in South Africa have attempted to be inclusive of religion and gender, by passing the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998, allowing […]

February 8, 2018

Published by Visagie Vos at February 8, 2018

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Estates

PLANNING YOUR ESTATE AS NEWLYWEDS

For newlyweds, one of the most important tasks to attend to is estate planning. The estate planning will depend on what the couple wants and what […]

November 8, 2016

Published by Visagie Vos at November 8, 2016

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Marriage

DO I NEED AN ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT BEFORE MARRIAGE?

An antenuptial contract is an important document that, under South African law, determines whether your marriage will exist in community of property or out of community […]