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PVL2602
LAW OF SUCCESSION
UNISA
2021
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 2
DUE DATE: 13 AUGUST 2021
TOTAL: 30 MARKS
, QUESTIONS
1 If a will is made in a country other than South Africa, which legal system’s
formalities
must be complied with for the will to be valid in terms of South African law? Choose
the
most correct answer:
[1] The law of the country where the will was executed.
[2] The law of the country where the testator was domiciled or habitually resident at
the execution of the will or at the time of his or her death.
[3] The law of the country where the testator was a citizen at the execution of the will
or at the time of his or her death.
[4] All of the above.
(2)
2 Testator Tom provided as follows in his will:
“I leave my house to my wife, Wendy. The residue of my estate I bequeath to my
sisters, Mary and Nina.”
Tom and Wendy were killed in the same car accident. Tom’s only surviving relatives
were his sisters, Mary and Nina, and his brother Ben. Wendy was survived by her
sister,
Susan.
Who inherited Tom’s house?
[1] Mary and Nina, since they are Tom’s testate heirs.
[3] Susan, since she inherited the house from Wendy.
[2] Wendy, since that was what Tom provided in his will.
[4] Mary, Nina and Ben, since they are Tom’s intestate heirs.
(2)
3 The capacity given to an existing trustee to appoint an additional trustee is called: