X dies intestate. He is survived by his wife, Y and daughter, A. X and Y were married in community of property and their joint estate amounted to R1 million. How will X's estate devolve?

Answer 1

Since X died intestate, the distribution of his estate will be determined by the laws of intestate succession in the applicable jurisdiction. Assuming the laws of intestate succession follow standard rules, the estate will devolve as follows:

1. The spouse's share: Y, as the surviving spouse, will be entitled to a certain portion of the estate. Since X and Y were married in community of property, Y will be entitled to half of the joint estate. Therefore, Y will receive R500,000.

2. The children's share: The remaining half of the joint estate will be divided equally among X's children. In this case, there is one child, A. Therefore, A will receive R500,000.

Therefore, the estate will devolve with Y receiving R500,000 and A receiving R500,000.