Claiming maintenance from a life partnership estate
On 28 September 2020, the Cape Town High Court handed down judgment in favour of Ms Bwanya directing that section 1(1) of the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 (“the ISA”) is unconstitutional and invalid insofar as it excludes Ms Bwanya, a surviving life partner in a permanent opposite-sex life partnership, from inheriting from her deceased fiancé’s estate. The Facts Ms Bwanya and Mr […]
Is it beneficial to create a trust?
A Trust can be described as a legal relationship which has been created by the founder, who places assets under the control of Trustees. This either happens during the founder’s lifetime (inter vivos trust) or at the death of the founder (testamentary trust). This article will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of an inter […]
Is it beneficial to create a trust?
A Trust can be described as a legal relationship which has been created by the founder, who places assets under the control of Trustees. This either happens during the founder’s lifetime (inter vivos trust) or at the death of the founder (testamentary trust). This article will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of an inter […]
Voor- en nadele van Trusts
Trusts hou verskeie voordele, maar ongelukkig ook nadele in. Alhoewel hierdie waarskynlik nie ‘n samevatting van alle voordele en nadele is nie, deel ons graag ons ondervinding van die vernaamste voor- en nadele by die oorweging van ‘n Trust met u. Voordele: Groei wat in die trustbates plaasvind, vestig in die Trust en nie in […]
Voor- en nadele van Trusts
Trusts hou verskeie voordele, maar ongelukkig ook nadele in. Alhoewel hierdie waarskynlik nie ‘n samevatting van alle voordele en nadele is nie, deel ons graag ons ondervinding van die vernaamste voor- en nadele by die oorweging van ‘n Trust met u. Voordele: Groei wat in die trustbates plaasvind, vestig in die Trust en nie in […]