THE GREAT DIGITAL CLEAN-UP
What Happens to Your Online Life When You Die? Most South Africans have a Will. Far fewer have a plan for their digital life. The internet never forgets. But your family may not know where to look. When people think about estate planning, they usually think about houses, bank accounts, investments and personal possessions. Yet […]
Do You Really Need 6 Types of Will?
“One ring to rule them all.” (JRR Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings) When it comes to making sure that you get to choose who inherits what from your estate, there really is only “one will to rule them all,” because our law recognises only one type of testamentary will: your “personal will” or […]
Don’t accidentally disqualify your chosen heirs from inheriting!
“Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.” (Ambrose Bierce) Your will (“Last Will and Testament”) will always be the keystone of your estate planning, and a recent High Court decision sounds yet another warning to beware the “do your own will” concept. By not having his will drawn by a […]
Estate planning and Wills: A checklist to protect your family
“Don’t fear death, plan for it” (Anon) Amazingly, here we are in the middle of a deadly pandemic yet still some 70% – 80% of working South Africans are said to have no will in place. That’s crazy for two reasons – Without a will your loved ones are exposed When you die your grieving […]
YOUR WILL AND A PRACTICAL PLAN FOR YOUR LOVED ONES
“Where there’s a will, I want to be in it” (Anon) Whether you are young or old, healthy or ill, single or attached, you should have a Will. Without one, you die “intestate”, which means you forfeit your right to decide who inherits what, who administers and distributes your estate, and who looks after your […]