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Do You Need a Second Will for Your Overseas Assets?
'Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.' (Pablo Picasso) If you own assets outside South Africa, you...
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Mar 123 min read
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Estate Planning: Why it Matters and How To Get Started
'When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.' (Shakespeare) Another year begins and now’s a great time to get started on...
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Jan 173 min read
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How Can You Protect Your Heirs’ Inheritances from Their Creditors?
'The only person who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend, is a creditor.' (Unknown) You’ve done everything you can to leave...
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Nov 23, 20243 min read
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Sibling Showdown: How One Missing Word in a Will Divided a Family
'From small mistakes come great catastrophes.' (Justin Cronin) We’ve all seen how even the smallest mistake can have huge consequences...
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Oct 2, 20243 min read
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Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?
'Externally, trustees cannot disagree. In the external sphere the Trust functions by virtue of its resolutions, which have to be...
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Jun 20, 20243 min read
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In the Land of the Will, Clarity is King
When drawing up your will, remember that 'clarity is king'. It is critical that the wording of your will, be drawn professionally.
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May 6, 20243 min read
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When to Lawyer Up
'The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers.' (Shakespeare) Shakespeare must have had an unhappy experience or two with the...
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Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Budget 2024: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator
How much will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes? Use Fin 24’s four-step Budget Calculator here to find out. The unchanged...
King-Essack & Associates
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Estate Planning: Remember your Pets!
'The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' (Mahatma Gandhi) For many of us our...
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Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Plan Your Estate to Protect Your Family - Two End-of-Year Questions to Ask Yourself
'It’s the most wonderful time of the year!' (Songwriters Pola & Wyle) As the end of another year approaches, with its family celebrations...
King-Essack & Associates
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Can a Video Call be a Valid Will?
'Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.' (Ambrose Bierce) It may well be that in the future, we will be able...
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Nov 2, 20234 min read
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Dementia: Understanding Your Legal Options
'Dementia is the plague of our time, the disease of the century.' (Unattributed) Dementia is a widespread medical condition that affects...
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Oct 18, 20232 min read
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How to Protect Your Children’s Inheritances from Ending Up in the Guardian’s Fund
'Live each day as if it were your last… because one day, you’ll be right.' (Benny Hill) It’s always tempting to procrastinate about...
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Sep 8, 20234 min read
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Your Will Can’t Wait: The Tragic Case of a Mother Who Took Too Long
“We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep.” (Shakespeare) We aren’t comfortable thinking...
King-Essack & Associates
Sep 8, 20223 min read
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