The aggregate of assets and liabilities of the deceased is termed the deceased estate. The deceased estate is not a juristic person. Consequently, the only legal person in connection with the estate is the executor in his representative capacity. The estate ‘vests’ originally in the Master of the High Court, and subsequently in one or […]
Definition of terms Void Civil Marriage– A void civil marriage is a civil marriage which has simply never come into existence. The position is exactly as it would have been had the “marriage” never been concluded Voidable Civil Marriage– A voidable marriage is a marriage in which grounds are present, either before or at the […]