by Neilsons | Feb 27, 2020 | English, Wills & Estates
Private wills are untouchable – as long as you are not financially responsible for minor children, you can pass on your assets or disinherit whomever you choose. But what if discrimination on grounds of being female, or adopted, excludes children in a family from what...
by Neilsons | Jun 12, 2016 | Afrikaans, English, Wills & Estates
When I am asked to draft a Last Will and Testament for my clients, they often enquire about living wills. Great idea, I say, but I need to point out that it’s not a Will and it has the opposite effect of living. It’s a request to be allowed to die. Why is it not a...
by Neilsons | Mar 27, 2015 | Adoptions, Afrikaans, Child & Spousal Maintenance, Collaborative Attorney, Divorce, English, Facilitation, Family Law, Mediation, Parenting Plans, Wills & Estates
So out of the blue a man comes to your house and gives you a document with the word “summons” on and you need to find a lawyer urgently. You start asking around and your aunt says the lawyer who handled her divorce was very good because he drove a very expensive car...