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LAW OF SUCCESSION PVL2602 STUDY UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION:  Forms part of Private Law  Comprises legal rules that determine what happens to a person’s estate after his death.  Rules of succession identify the persons entitled to succeed the deceased (the beneficiaries) and the extent of the benefits (inheritance / legacies) they are to receive.  Also includes the rights and duties of the beneficiaries & creditors may have over deceased estate.  Succession takes place in 3 way...

SCL1501 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES 2022. SCL1501 - Skills Course For Law Students Law of Succession A branch of private law, it comprises of those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate testamentary writing a document which defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: (Ex Parte Davies) (1) the property bequeathed (2) the extent of the interest bequeathed (3) the beneficiary Armchair evidence the evidence which the court uses to ...

SCL1501 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES 2022. Law of Succession A branch of private law, it comprises of those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate testamentary writing a document which defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: (Ex Parte Davies) (1) the property bequeathed (2) the extent of the interest bequeathed (3) the beneficiary Armchair evidence the evidence which the court uses to place itself in the position in which th...

PVL 2602 LAW OF SUCESSION – SUMMARY NOTES 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF SUCCESSION When a person dies he or she leaves behind not family/friends but more importantly for our purposes rights and duties that have to be finalized. The law of succession deals with the finalization of the debt and assets the deceased leaves behind. Law of succession: a branch of private law. The law of succession comprises those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’...

Full summaries of the module Law of Persons for first-year LLB students. The content is summarised out of the Law of Persons by Trynie Boezaart with extra notes. Chapters 1-7 are fully summarised. The summaries are in Afrikaans.

PVL2602 Exam Pack for exam question and answer period 2022 o If daughter has no children, daughter can designate person inherit will and 20% of corpus would go to that person (this case, the husband). o Daughter received “power of appointment” form parents’ will.  Daughter died 1 st , then father, then spouse.  Legal question: whether the exercise of Mrs Orpen “power of appointment” in favour of Mr Orpen into her fathers will was valid, and  Whether her spouse’s de...

SCL1501 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES 2022 . Law of Succession A branch of private law, it comprises of those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate testamentary writing a document which defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: (Ex Parte Davies) (1) the property bequeathed (2) the extent of the interest bequeathed (3) the beneficiary Armchair evidence the evidence which the court uses to place itself in the position in which t...

1 General introduction to the law of succession 1.1 General Terminology Executor: the person who administers the estate of a deceased. Law of succession: a branch of private law. The law of succession comprises those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate upon one or more persons. Thus the law of succession is concerned with what happens to a deceased person’s estate after his death. The testator’s estate consists assets and the liabilities h...

LAW OF SUCCESSION STUDY UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION:  Forms part of Private Law  Comprises legal rules that determine what happens to a person’s estate after his death.  Rules of succession identify the persons entitled to succeed the deceased (the beneficiaries) and the extent of the benefits (inheritance / legacies) they are to receive.  Also includes the rights and duties of the beneficiaries & creditors may have over deceased estate.  Succession takes place in 3 ways: 1. A...

1 General introduction to the law of succession 1.1 General Terminology Executor: the person who administers the estate of a deceased. Law of succession: a branch of private law. The law of succession comprises those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate upon one or more persons. Thus the law of succession is concerned with what happens to a deceased person’s estate after his death. The testator’s estate consists assets and the liabilities h...