A client I met yesterday said that her husband did not write a Will. He passed away recently. Now, under the Distribution Act, the 50% of the undivided share of the house that the husband own will be divided into the following manner:
1/4 of it goes to his surviving spouse
1/4 of it goes to his surviving mother
1/2 of it goes to his two surviving children in equal shares.
Understand that the mother-in-law is 'not in a very friendly' relationship with the client, thus, she might or might not write a will and will her undivided share to her grandchildren (the daughters of the deceased). More complication will arises if she die without a will in the future as the deceased has a large family, more than 8 sibilings.
The deceased can avoid all these uncertainty with a will.
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