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Definitions Law of Succession A branch of private law, it comprises of those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate Testate occurs when succession is regulated by a valid will in which the testator provides how succession to his or her estate is to take place Intestate When the testator dies without leaving a will at all or a valid will testamentary writing a document which defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: (Ex Parte Davies)...

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...

Definitions Law of Succession A branch of private law, it comprises of those legal rules or norms which regulate the devolution of a deceased person’s estate Testate occurs when succession is regulated by a valid will in which the testator provides how succession to his or her estate is to take place Intestate When the testator dies without leaving a will at all or a valid will testamentary writing a document which defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: (Ex P...

1 General introduction to the law of succession 1.1 General Terminology Executor: the person who administers the estate of a deceased. Law of succession: a branch of private law. The 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 deceased person’s estate after his death. The testator’s estate consists assets and the liabilities h...

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...