Maintenance Claims: Exceptions to Freedom of Inheritance
Disinherited surviving spouses and dependent children may still claim maintenance from the deceased estate...
Disinherited surviving spouses and dependent children may still claim maintenance from the deceased estate...
South Africa is one of the few countries that maintain the doctrine of testamentary freedom. As a general rule in South Africa...
If the deceased dies within three months from the date of divorce, their ex-spouse is considered "predeceased" for that period...
The Administration of Estates Act, section 38, stipulates that a spouse may take over the inheritance of their minor children if circumstances permit...