Inheritance of Fathers

This week, I will deviate slightly from elements required in the purchase of land.

One of my readers commented that some children could kill off their parents to get their inheritance earlier.

This comment reminded me of an incident about a child of a particular politician who arranged for their home to be raided so he would be free to enjoy his parents’ wealth earlier.

First of all, know that murdering someone is an offence. If convicted of murder, you will not enjoy the fruits of the death of your loved one; instead, you will be a guest of the state for the rest of your life.

I once dealt with a matter where the child’s father had not allocated any property to his child. His child felt that since his father was chopping off bits and pieces of his property and selling it off, there would be nothing left for him to inherit.

So our grown-up middle-aged child went to court to ask the court to compel the father to allocate him property.

A father’s property belongs to him alone, and he can do as he likes with that property. He acquired the property without your input, so how do you claim to have a right to that which does not belong to you?

Having said that, not all family members can deal with the property of a registered owner, and this forms part of our reading in the next week’s article.