The Law of Succession in South Africa

Juanita Jamneck is Professor in the Department of Private Law at the University of South Africa. Christa Rautenbach is Professor in the Faculty of Law at North West University. Mohammed Paleker is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Private Law at the University of Cape Town. Anton van der Linde is Professor in the Department of Private Law at the University of Pretoria. Michael Wood-Bodley is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Part 1 - N/A
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Intestate Succession
Chapter 3 - Testate Succession:General rules
Chapter 4 - Testamentary Capacity
Chapter 5 - Formalities for a Will
Chapter 6 - Revocation and Revival of Wills
Chapter 7 - Capacity to inherit
Chapter 8 - Freedom of Testation
Chapter 9 - Content of Wills: Absolute Bequests, Conditions, The Modus and Estate Massing
Chapter 10 - Content of Wills: Substitution, Usufruct and Accrual
Chapter 11 - Content of Wills: Trusts
Chapter 12 - Collation
Chapter 13 - Interpretation of Wills
Chapter 14 - Succession by Contract
Chapter 15 - Customary law and the reform of Customary Law of Succession Act
Chapter 16 - Administration of estates