The duty to effect an appropriate mode of payment to minor beneficiaries under section 37C of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 (the Act) has been the subject of several determinations issued by the Pension Funds Adjudicator (the Adjudicator). Section 37C, as amended, of the Act conte...   MORE>>

This Article discusses how litigation relating to the administration of estates and trusts might be reduced through by careful planning prior to the property owner’s transfer of wealth during lifetime or at death. As the article details, litigation involving trust and estate matter...   MORE>>

A recent advertisement for the American Family Life Assurance Company ("AFLAC") shows the iconic Yogi Berra deadpanning that you need AFLAC so that "when you get hurt, and miss work, it won't hurt to miss work."[1] But what happens when your insurance company does not disperse your ...   MORE>>

INTRODUCTION

Abuse of the elderly is an escalating problem, due in part to the rising number of elderly people.[2]  Like child abuse, exploitation of the elderly is difficult to identify and prosecute.[3]  As a demographic, the elderly share characteris...   MORE>>