ax law marriage + inheritance

MARITAL PROPERTY LAW

The joint owenership of acquired property is the statutory marital property agreement. Furthermore, there are two contract-based arrangements: community of property and separation of property. With a marital agreement, the spouses can either choose community or separation of property as their marital property agreement.

We give advice on division of marital property during a divorce or due to death.

WILL – CONTRACTS OF INHERITANCE

Do you wish to draft a will and require safe storage? Do you wish to draw up a contract of inheritance? Do you require an executor of a will? We will advise you.

IN CASE OF DEATH

How does the estate have to be divided in case of death? We advise and assist with all administrative matters relating to death.

Estate

As part of your retirement plan it is advisable to arrange the inheritance. This can avoid the division of assets and any unnecessary inheritance taxes as well as prevent inheritance disputes.

If you do this at the correct time you act timely you can substantially influence the division of your estate and prevent unnecessary inheritance taxes and disputes amongst the heirs.

EXECUTOR OF A WILL

It is advisable to determine the executor of the will in the will itself. This individual is responsible for planning the funeral, dividing the personal belongings or the estate etc.

Assistance

We assist you in drawing up

Marital agreements
Wills or inheritance contracts

as well as support in matters of

Death, distribution of an estate and execution of wills.