Mochochoko v Mochochoko and Others (3647/2015)
Mochochoko v Mochochoko and Others (3647/2015) [2018] ZAFSHC 155 (18 October 2018)
The court found that the 1994 will of DD Mochochoko, although only a copy, complied with all formal requirements and was intended by the testatrix to be her last will and testament. In terms of section 2(3) of the Wills Act and binding Supreme Court of Appeal authority, the Master must be authorised to accept the copy as a valid will. However, the court held that there was insufficient evidence to declare the joint will of 1978 invalid or revoked, as the legal consequences of adiation and massing under the joint will bound the surviving spouse and prevented revocation by a later will. The pro…
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- Joint Wills
- Fideicommissum
- Conversion Of Rights Act
- Revocation Of Wills
- Administration Of Estates
- Acceptance Of Copies As Wills