Types of Assets You Can Include in a Will

If you’ve ever been around lawyers, you might have heard them say the Latin phrase “Nemo dat quod non habet,” which means you can’t give something you don’t own. This principle is crucial when it comes to writing a will. In general, a person creating a Will, known as a Testator, can leave behind anything […]

How Your Plans Can Be Sabotaged by Partial Intestacy from Residuary Estate

Residuary Estate As with anyone who strives to give their loved ones the very best, we all write Wills to leave clear instructions for the distribution of our possessions and to minimize conflicts after our eventual departure from earth. Nevertheless, did you know that even after a person leaves a Will, it is possible (and […]

Long Live The Trusts!!

Trusts: Think of a long-dead ancestor your parents might have told you about. 50 years, 100 years. The further back, the better. Now, imagine the dead relative controlling your family land from beyond the grave. If this seems too far-fetched, we have news. The situation used to be completely legal! You see, there existed a […]