A will is a legal declaration which lays out the fate of your property after your death. It names one or more of the persons to manage your estate & who receives your property and in what amounts.
Why should you have a Will?
When a person dies without making a Will they are said, in law, to have died intestate.
This means that rather than having their estate distributed in accordance with their wishes as contained in a Will, the law takes over and the “intestacy rules” apply:
Deceased is survived by
How the Estate is Divided
Only surviving spouse
Total Estate goes to the spouse
Only descendants
Total Estate is divided between descendants
Spouse and descendants
Total Estate is divided between descendants
Both parents
The spouse gets a child’s share (R125 000), and the balance is divided equally between the descendants
One parent only
Total Estate is divided equally between both parents
No spouse, No descendants, No parents, No descendants through mother or father
Estate goes equally to Blood Relatives that are nearest in degree of relationship.
One parent & descendants
Total Estate goes to the parent
No spouse, No descendants, No parents, but descendants through mother & descendants through father
Half the Estate goes to the parent; balance is divided equally amongst descendants
No spouse, No descendants, No parents, No descendants through mother or father
Estate goes equally to Blood relatives that are nearest in degree of relashionship
We offer a no-obligation consultation to discuss planning for this inevitable event. As much as we all do not like to think about it, proper planning will make things a bit easier during this sad time and ensure that your wishes are fulfilled.
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