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The law of succession in South Africa : private law / Juanita Jamneck (ed.), Christa Rautenbach (ed.), Mohamed Paleker, Anton van der Linde, Michael Wood-Bodley.

Contributor(s): Jamneck, Juanita | Rautenbach, C. (Christa) | Paleker, Mohamed | Van der Linde, Anton | Wood-Bodley, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cape Town, South Africa : Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2017Edition: Third editionDescription: xxvii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190428167 (paperback); Subject(s): Inheritance and succession -- South AfricaDDC classification: 346.68052 LAWO
Contents:
Introduction -- Intestate succession -- Testate succession : general rules -- Testamentary capacity -- Formalities for a will -- Revocation and revival of wills -- Capacity to inherit -- Freedom of testation -- Content of wills : absolute bequests, conditions, the modus and estate massing -- Content of wills : substitution, usufruct and accrual -- Content of wills : trusts -- Collation -- Interpretation of wills -- Succession by contract (pactum successorium) -- Customary law and the reform of customary law of Succession Act -- Administration of estates.
Summary: Provides a thorough and clear introduction to the principles of law of succession, including those relating to customary law. Includes relevant legal developments, particularly with regard to intestate succession and trusts. Also provides a greater number of interactive critical and reflective discussions.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index.

Introduction -- Intestate succession -- Testate succession : general rules -- Testamentary capacity -- Formalities for a will -- Revocation and revival of wills -- Capacity to inherit -- Freedom of testation -- Content of wills : absolute bequests, conditions, the modus and estate massing -- Content of wills : substitution, usufruct and accrual -- Content of wills : trusts -- Collation -- Interpretation of wills -- Succession by contract (pactum successorium) -- Customary law and the reform of customary law of Succession Act -- Administration of estates.

Provides a thorough and clear introduction to the principles of law of succession, including those relating to customary law. Includes relevant legal developments, particularly with regard to intestate succession and trusts. Also provides a greater number of interactive critical and reflective discussions.

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