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30
Sep

What Happens to Child or Spousal Maintenance Obligations When the Paying Parent Dies in South Africa?

September 30, 2026, ,
A maintenance order feels permanent while it is being paid every month. It has a court’s authority behind it, a case number, and a payer who has (hopefully) been reliably meeting it for years. So when that paying parent dies, the recipient is often left with an urgent and confusing question: does the maintenance simply...
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30
Sep

Estate Duty on Foreign Pensions and Retirement Annuities: What South African Expats and Returning Residents Need to Know

September 30, 2026,
South Africans who have worked abroad, whether for a few years in London or a full career in Australia, the Middle East, or elsewhere, often come home with more than savings. They come home with a foreign pension, a superannuation account, or a retirement annuity that has been quietly growing for years. What most of...
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25
Sep

Buying Property Through a Trust in South Africa: Conveyancing and Estate Considerations

September 25, 2026,
Property bought in a trust’s name looks, on paper, almost identical to property bought in a person’s own name. The deed of sale is signed, a conveyancer is appointed, and the transfer proceeds through the same Deeds Office system. Underneath that familiar process, however, buying through a trust changes who is legally responsible for the...
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25
Sep

Curatorship vs Power of Attorney: Protecting an Aging Parent’s Finances in South Africa

September 25, 2026,
Most families dealing with an aging parent’s finances assume a signed power of attorney will carry them through, whatever happens. It is a reasonable assumption, and it is wrong. In South Africa, a power of attorney does not survive the moment the person who signed it loses the mental capacity to manage their own affairs....
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18
Sep

The Guardian’s Fund: What Happens When a Minor Inherits in South Africa

September 18, 2026, ,
When a parent or grandparent dies and leaves something to a child under 18, most families assume the money simply sits safely until the child comes of age. What actually happens is more specific, and more restrictive, than most people expect. Unless a will directs otherwise, a minor’s inheritance in South Africa is paid into...
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16
Sep

Notary Public vs Commissioner of Oaths: Avoid Costly Mistakes

September 16, 2026,
Most South Africans have, at some point, needed a document “stamped by a commissioner of oaths” or signed “in front of a notary.” The two terms get used almost interchangeably in everyday conversation, and that confusion causes real problems. A document that requires notarial execution cannot be validly signed in front of a commissioner of...
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01
Sep

How to Plan Your Estate When You Own Property Abroad

September 1, 2026,
South Africans have always had an appetite for offshore property. Whether it is a holiday apartment on the Portuguese coast, a buy-to-let in the United Kingdom, a second home in Mauritius, or an investment property in Australia, cross-border property ownership is increasingly common among South Africans who have built wealth over a lifetime of work....
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01
Sep

What Is a Conveyancer in South Africa? The Critical Guide You Need

September 1, 2026, , ,
If you have ever bought or sold a property in South Africa, you will have encountered the word conveyancer. It appears in sale agreements, in transfer cost breakdowns, and in the stream of emails that accompany any property transaction. Most buyers and sellers nod along, aware that a conveyancer is involved, less certain about what...
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01
Sep

What Happens to Outstanding Debt in a Deceased Estate in South Africa?

September 1, 2026,
When someone dies, the focus of family members naturally turns to grief, funeral arrangements, and eventually to questions about inheritance. What receives far less attention, and what often surfaces as an unwelcome surprise during estate administration, is the question of debt. Most South Africans carry some form of debt during their lifetime. A home loan,...
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18
Aug

The Surviving Spouse’s Guide to the First Year After a Death

August 18, 2026,
Losing a spouse is one of the most disorienting experiences a person can go through. In the days and weeks that follow, most surviving spouses describe the same thing. A fog that makes even simple decisions feel impossible, while the world around them expects answers, signatures, and action. This guide is not a legal textbook....
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