Estate Litigation: Understanding Intestate Succession Part II
Lawyers who practice Estate Litigation always emphasize the importance of estate planning to ensure that people understand the importance of having a valid will. However, as we discussed in part 1 of this blog series, there is still a huge number of people who die without a valid will. When someone dies without a will they are considered to have …Read more →
Understanding Intestate Succession – Estate Litigation
Estate Planning and Estate Litigation lawyers often preach the importance of planning ahead and most importantly, executing a valid will that deals with all of your assets. However even in circumstances where someone has tried to make an estate plan, if the will is found to be invalid or poorly drafted so that all assets are not covered, the distribution …Read more →
Will Making: Blog: Gifts to A Witness – Wiped Out or Salvageable ? – Part 2
When the Wills Estates and Succession Act (WESA) was introduced, it replaced a number of pieces of legislation including the Wills Act. One of the substantial changes was that under the Wills Act, gifts to a witness which were made in a Will was not valid. Section 43 of WESA provides a mechanism for the recipient of a gift to …Read more →