by FDC Law | Mar 26, 2021 | Unmarried partners, estate planning, maintenance of surviving spouses, and intestate succession act
INTRODUCTIONIn terms of our South African legal principles unmarried partners were precluded from inheriting and/or lodging a claim of “spousal” maintenance against their respective partner’s deceased estates. This discriminatory notion was by virtue of the...
by FDC Law | Mar 26, 2021 | General litigation, debt collection and legal principles
INTRODUCTIONOne of the most complex principles of our South African Law is the issue of prescription. Generally speaking, prescription applies when the duty to repay a debt (for example a duty to pay money) lapses after a period of time. It is important to note that...
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