Study Unit 2.1: Definition and terminology Flashcards
1
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Define “intestate succession”
A
Legal that determine how succession should take place in cases where the testator fails to regualte succession on death.
➜Dies without a valid will
2
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RCLSA
A
Reform of Customary Law of Succession Act
3
Q
Descendant
A
Lineal line of the deceased(Downwards)
4
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Ascendant
A
Ancestors of the deceased(upwards)
5
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Stirpes
A
Line of descendants of common ancestor
6
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Representation by stirpes
A
An heir inherits on the basis of his blood relationship with a predeceased heir of the deceased whose place he fills
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