Anderson and Another v Du Plessis N.O and Others (12863/2024)
Anderson and Another v Du Plessis N.O and Others (12863/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 243 (5 June 2025)
The court found that the joint will executed by Harold John Anderson and Karin Renate Anderson was valid and binding in South Africa, as it complied with the requirements of the German Civil Code and section 3bis of the Wills Act. Massing and adiation occurred upon KRA's death, and HJA's acceptance of benefits under the joint will rendered his election irrevocable. Consequently, HJA was precluded from altering the disposition of the massed estate by subsequent wills. The respondents did not dispute the occurrence of massing and adiation or that the massed estate formed part of HJA's South Afr…
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- Wills And Testamentary Dispositions
- Massing And Adiation
- Foreign Wills Recognition
- Administration Of Estates Act
- Succession Formalities
- Executor Appointment