A Disputed Customary Marriage After Death in South Africa: What a Surviving Spouse Should KnowCustomary Law, deceased estates, Deceased Estates Litigation, LitigationA husband dies. The funeral is barely over when his family says there was no marriage. Perhaps it... read more...
Objecting to a Liquidation and Distribution Account in South Africa: What Heirs, Creditors and Surviving Spouses Need to Know About Section 35(7)Deceased Estates LitigationWhen an executor advertises that a Liquidation and Distribution Account is lying open for... read more...
When a Surviving Spouse’s Maintenance Claim Swallows the Estate: Lessons from De Bruyn (SCA, 2026)Deceased Estates Litigation, deceased estates, LitigationWhen a parent dies, the children of an earlier marriage often expect that the will controls what... read more...
