QUESTION 7

Question

Before effect can be given to testamentary dispositions, the testator's intentions, as expressed in the will, must be ascertained. Identify the process(es) in order to ascertain the intention of the testator:
A.interpretation
B.rectification
C.[A] and [B]
D.none of the above
QUESTION 8
Testator T bequeathed her whole estate to her friend A in her will that was drafted and executed on 11 October 2023. The will contained no other provisions. Friend A does not want to inherit and repudiates the inheritance. The effect of this repudiation will be that:

A.direct substitution will take place
B.statutory substitution will take place
C.accrual will operate
D.the estate will devolve intestate
QUESTION 9
An estate must be reported within ………… of date of death in terms of section 7 of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965:
A.seven days
B.fourteen days
C.twenty-one days
D.one month

Answer 1

QUESTION 7: C. [A] and [B] (interpretation and rectification)

QUESTION 8: D. the estate will devolve intestate

QUESTION 9: A. seven days