PVL2602 ASSIGNMENT 1 FOR SEMESTER 2
OF 2023
UNIQUE CODE:
, QUESTION 1
Ayanda and Cele were married in community of property in 1999 and a son, Dan was born
in 2001 from this marriage. Ayanda and Cele were divorced later in 2001.
Ayanda then married Ben out of community of property in 2003. Three children were born
from their marriage, namely Xandi, Yvette and Zoya. Xandi had a child, Mary.
In 2004, Ayanda and Ben made a mutual will in which they bequeathed their entire
estates to each other. On 1 April 2022, Ayanda and Ben were divorced and on 1 May 2022,
Ayanda again married her childhood sweetheart, Cele. This second marriage to Cele was
again in community of property. The couple’s child, Dan, died in 2020 but left four
children, Junior, Eve, Fiona and Siya. In addition, Cele also has a child from a previous
marriage with Wendy, namely Gerald.
Ayanda died on 21 May 2022. Ayanda and Cele’s joint estate is worth R3 000 000. Explain
how the estate will be divided after Ayanda’s death and give reasons for your answer.
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