Estates

Intestate succession for unmarried same-sex partners?

The Constitutional Court is currently faced with making an interesting decision on the law relating to intestate succession as applied to same-sex couples who are not in a valid civil union. When a person dies without leaving a valid will,…

Let’s choose executors and talk of wills

  “LET’S CHOOSE EXECUTORS, AND TALK OF WILLS“ Shakespeare: Richard II (Act 3, Scene 2) Woody Allen says he is not afraid of dying, he simply does not want to be there when it happens.  But happen it unfortunately will,…