WILL YOUR ANC PROTECT TRUST ASSETS ON DIVORCE?
A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision illustrates once again how essential it is, before getting married, to have your lawyer structure your antenuptial contract (ANC) correctly, and with as much detail as is needed for certainty. A multi-million Rand fight over trust assets A divorcing couple had married and divorced three times. They […]
A TOP-DOWN LOOK AT USUFRUCT
Whether planning your estate, or accommodating your parents or children; usufruct is a useful tool for giving someone possession without having to give them ownership. Usufruct, lyftocht, is the right to use and enjoy the property of another person and to take the fruits thereof, subject to the substance of the property being preserved. Usufruct […]