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PVL2602- LAW OF SUCESSION SUMMARY NOTES 2021. Introduction to 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 – 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 succ...

PVL2602- LAW OF SUCESSION SUMMARY NOTES 2021. Introduction to 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 – 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 succ...

Introduction to 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 – 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 ...

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...

PVL2602- LAW OF SUCESSION – Summary notes 2020. Introduction to 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 – 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 s...

This document contains lecture notes for all lectures from 2020, as well as summaries from the prescribed textbook and casebook, case summaries, thorough explanations of concepts and detailed diagrams. I only used these notes in my exam preparation and passed the module cum laude in 2020.

1 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: ...