Question
The deceased has the following relatives: wife, daughters, 2 brothers, one sister (same father and same mother), and 3 stepbrothers and 2 stepsisters (same father different mothers). He has no sons and no parents. How should his estate be distributed?
Answer
The heirs are: Wife, 3 daughters, 2 brothers and 1 sister. The Allaati brother and 3 Allaati sisters do not inherit.
Shares: Wife one eighth; 3 daughters two thirds jointly; The balance is for the 2 brothers and 1 sister.
Divide the estate into 360 shares and distribute as follows:
Wife 45, each daughter 80 (3X 80 = 240), each brother 30 and the sister 15.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 07
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- 2
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