Probate

A question sometimes arises: if there has been a post-death variation, does that impact what goes into the SA.2? Some reflections on this question. Analysis…

Last week we looked at section 55 of the Succession Act and some of its core elements. We also set out some of the limitations…

It is often the case that the name on a death certificate will differ from the name on a will. Spotting this difference is a…

One often comes across situations where where the residue is not sufficient to pay all of the estate expenses but the remaining assets are sufficient…

Practitioners may be aware that where there is a map attached to a will, there is a particular procedure to deal with that. For more…

Sometimes it is not appreciated that monies due to a deceased before they die continue to remain assets after death. We come across this from…

We have looked at various property elements of probate practice over the past number of weeks and today is no different. It relates to assents…

Much is made of the vaulted power of sale of a per rep and this is contained in section 50 of the Succession Act, 1965….

Last week we looked at the issue of dealing with life interests. In that note, we reminded practitioners of the “new” provisions of the Land…