Question
In an argument a man killed his father. The deceased is survived by this son, 1 daughter, his wife, 1 brother and 1 sister. How should his estate be distributed?
Answer
The son who murdered his father is non-existent in so far as inheritance is concerned. Thus the heirs are the wife, the one daughter, and the 1 brother and 1 sister. The share of the daughter will be 50% of the estate. The share of the wife will be 12.5%. The balance will be for the brother and sister of the deceased. The brother receives twice the share of a sister.
Divide the estate into 24 shares and distribute as follows:
Wife 3; Daughter 12, Brother 6 and Daughter 3.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 05
- PDF page
- 7
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