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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Intestate succession"”.
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Statutory laws of intestate succession in south-east Nigeria: addressing the gaps of legal pluralism
This research investigates the regulation of intestate succession in Anambra and Ebonyi states of South-East Nigeria. It highlights the difficulties suffered by women and children who are disinherited under customary law and unveils the inadequacy of constitutional provisions and intestate …
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Statutory laws of intestate succession in south-east nigeria: addressing the gaps of legal pluralism
This research investigates the regulation of intestate succession in Anambra and Ebonyi states of South-East Nigeria. It highlights the difficulties suffered by women and children who are disinherited under customary law and unveils the inadequacy of constitutional provisions and intestate …
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The impacts of federal-state death and gift taxes on private nonindustrial forest owners
… and basic planning provisions, which include intestate succession, all to my spouse wills, and full use of the unified transfer credit and marital deduction, are compared and contrasted against more sophisticated planning techniques. These advanced techniques include gifting programs, special …
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The inconsistent application of the status of the foetus under South African law: Comparative insights from the UK, Kenya and Colorado
… and Deaths Registration Act 51 of 1992 (BDRA), Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 (ISA) and the Wills Act 7 of 1953 contain provisions that, while not granting complete legal subjectivity to the foetus, imply a legal interest and, in other circumstances, legally recognise its existence. CTPA …
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Inheritance and Social Change Among the Tonga of Southern Province of Zambia, 1900-1989
… this class in the inheritance debate until the intestate Succession Act of 1989 was passed.
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Inheritance and Social Change Among the Tonga of Southern Province of Zambia, 1900-1989
… this class in the inheritance debate until the intestate Succession Act of 1989 was passed.
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Examining the role of the legislature and judiciary in the context of Traditional and Religious Personal and Family Systems in South Africa
… of 1998(‘RCMA'), the Reform of Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009 (‘RCLSA') were enacted to recognise and regulate African customary law. However, these Acts do not provide sufficient protection for the right to culture as first, the RCLSA fails to …
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The relevance of the doctrine of collation in the modern-day South African law of succession
… norms, the doctrine of collation in the Law of Succession mandates that a descendant heir who has received an inter vivos gift or advance from their parent must account for specific advances when they accept an inheritance. This doctrine appears to have held more weight during the Roman-Dutch …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the communication strategies employed in combating property grabbing in Zambia: Case study of international justice mission
… per day. The Zambian Parliament enacted the Intestate Succession Act (Chapter 59) and the Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act (Chapter 60) in 1989 to protect against property grabbing in Zambia. This statute supersedes all customary laws of inheritance and is applicable throughout …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the communication strategies employed in combating property grabbing in Zambia: Case study of international justice mission
… per day. The Zambian Parliament enacted the Intestate Succession Act (Chapter 59) and the Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act (Chapter 60) in 1989 to protect against property grabbing in Zambia. This statute supersedes all customary laws of inheritance and is applicable throughout …
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The administration of customary law estates post the enactment of the reform of customary law of succession act: a case study from rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
… into force the Reform of Customary law of Succession and Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009 (the Reform Act). The Act regulates the devolution of property of individuals who live according to customary law and die intestate. The notorious customary law principle of male …
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Socio-historical research and land tenure in South Africa: a case study of land tenure rights on the Northern Cape farm of Melkkraal
… 1834 and through the process of testate and intestate succession has passed from one generation to the next. At present the farm is owned by seven members of the Kotze family in a co-ownership. However, it is also a home to twenty-six households of which three have a legal title to the land …
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Gender dynamics in home ownership in Kampala, Uganda
… matrimonial home upon the death of her husband, intestate law of succession guarantees the widow only user rights of the home until she dies or remarries. The matrimonial home belongs to the eldest son of the diseased. Although the Constitutional Court recently declared some of the clauses in …
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Proving the existence of unregistered customary marriages in deceased estates: challenges of the MBU 16 form
… the enactment of theReform of Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009. However, proving the existence of an unregistered customary marriage is a challenge, particularly when a partner dies intestate. Directive 2 of the High Court provides that if a spouse …