Before a Conveyancer may proceed to transfer a property from an estate to an heir the following information must be ascertained.

Ideally, your legal document should work like an efficiently planned-out road map so that the Master, courts and others in the legal profession will all understand exactly what your directions are and how to get to the intended destination. The statutes and the provisions in the document work together to accomplish this.

A number of provisions are typically included in wills to facilitate the administration of the deceased estate, avoid ambiguity, and ensure that all property is disposed of in accordance with the testator’s wishes. Here are some of them.

This 3-part series on your will outlines certain important points to ensure your will is valid and drafted in accordance with the law. This third article discusses what happens when a beneficiary has intentionally been the cause of the testator’s death.

This 3-part series on your will outlines certain important points to ensure your will is valid and drafted in accordance with the law. This second article discusses the importance of updating your will after divorce.

This 3-part series on your will outlines certain important points to ensure your will is valid and drafted in accordance with the law. This first article looks at the validation of signatories on the will.

The long-awaited Second-Hand Goods Act will come into effect on April 1, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.