Life Insurance / Estates & Wills

Everything you need to know about winding up an estate

The passing of a loved one is always a traumatic experience. Not being prepared for the financial realities can add more anxiety to an already painful and stressful time in your family’s life.

Less than 15% of South Africans have a Will when they die

Time to spring clean your personal estate document file

With September almost a memory, many of us will be reaching to the top of our cupboards, bringing down the summer gear, packing away the mandatory puffer jacket and dusting off our flip-flops.

“Vat en Sit” does not automatically afford you a claim against your partners estate, for now

Societal norms are fast changing and cohabiting is no longer regarded as a taboo. For many years, couples lived together without entering a legally recognised marriage. “Vat en Sit” – a colloquial Afrikaans term for settling down together without the formalities that come with marriage – does not automatically afford couples the right to inherit in terms of the Law of Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 (ISA).