1. WILLS AND INHERITANCE

2. INHERITANCE LAW WILLS AND PROBATE
or LAW of SUCCESSION or
WILLS AND PROBATE
- a branch of civil law concerned with the distribution of a person’s property after their death

3. acquisition of a person’s property (ESTATE)
SUCCESSION
acquisition of a person’s property (ESTATE)
following their death
in accordance with under the applicable
the provisions of a rules relating to
WILL INTESTACY

4. SUCCESSION WILLS INTESTACY
must be
in writing
signed by the TESTATOR (the person making the will)
witnessed by at least 2 witnesses
Valid if - The testator is over 18
- The will is made of sound mind
EXECUTOR
(a person appointed by the will
to carry out the terms of the will)
BENEFICIARY, LEGATEE
(a person who inherits property
under a will) – BEQUEST – property given to another by will
To die INTESTATE – to die without a will
Property is distributed in accordance with INTESTANCY RULES
(set out the order of priority applied when distributing the estate to the possible beneficiaries)
ADMINISTRATOR
(a person appointed by a court to distribute the property of someone who has died intestate)
HEIR, BENEFICIARY

5. Succession
HEIR; INHERITANCE = refers to succession of property from a descendent who has died INTESTATE (without a will) BENEFICIARIES, LEGATEES = recipients of property through a will

6. WILLS AND INHERITANCE I Match each legal term with its definition!
LEGACY
The official right to prove and the fact of proving that a will has been written and signed in accordance with the law./ The official document which confirms that the will is valid and states who the executors are.
WILL
Property which can be turned into cash.
DECEASED
A legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses.
BENEFICIARY
Dead, late
RESIDUE
One to whom a legacy is given.
PROBATE
One who gets a benefit; one who is left something in a will.
ASSETS
The remainder, what is left eg. of a person’s estate after all claims and debts have been paid.
LEGATEE
A gift of personal property by will

7. WILLS AND INHERITANCE II Who are the people mentioned in the will?
Mr. Philip Scott Yorke
Mr. Paul Yorke-Parker
A .R. Browne and J. G. Jones
Mr. N. A. Y. Yorke-Modge
R. C. Roberts & Russel

8. WILLS AND INHERITANCE III What does the estate consist of?
III What does the estate consist of?
1.__________________________; 2.___________________________
3._________________________; 4.____________________________
5._________________________; 6.____________________________
IV Retell the letter in your own words. Use the key legal terms.
Mr. Paul Yorke-Parker is one of the pecuniary legatees in the will of his deceased relative Mr. Philip Scott Yorke. He is entitled to …