Our areas of experties

Inheritance law

We advise with respect to the implications of inheritance law on the following issues:

  • On selecting the property regime (community of acquisitions, community of property, separate estate)
  • Review and drafting of prenuptial and inheritance agreements (“most-favoured” spouse)
  • Review and drafting of wills
  • Advice and implementation of “most-favoured” status for a cohabiting partner
  • Advice and implementation of “most-favoured” status for a registered partnership
  • Advice and implementation of donations made during the donor’s lifetime (gifts, anticipatory succession)
  • Review, advice and implementation regarding succession arrangements for small and mid-size companies
  • Executor mandates
  • Advice and represention during inheritance divisions, assertions of claims for reduction or equalisation