WILLS
Upon your death, everything you own becomes part of your Estate. A will seeks to distribute your legacy according to your own wishes. It is a legal document stating how you wish your Estate to be disposed of (distributed) when you die.
TRUSTS
A trust is created by an individual, known as the Donor / Founder. It is an agreement / contract between an owner of assets (the donor) and trustees for the benefit of a third party.
Sequestration and Rehabilitation
If a person’s debt has become too great and is impossible to manage and such person’s liabilities exceed his/her assets, the individual is insolvent. In certain cases such a person can eliminate his debt and re-obtain a normal life free of debt.
LIQUIDATION
A Company or Close corporation may be liquidated by the court for a variety of reasons in terms of the Companies Act. It is a structured method of closing down a company in a legal manner.
EMPLOYMENT LAW
The Leeuwner Maritz legal team can assist you with any aspect of employment and labour law from dismissal to retrenchments. Call us . . .
DIVORCE ATTORNEY
At LEEUWNER MARITZ ATTORNEYS we UNDERSTAND that a divorce is emotionally overwhelming – its a difficult time and as a husband and wife firm we can walk this road with you.
Our divorce attorneys can represent YOUR INTERESTS while respecting both parties and predominantly the welfare of your children.
DECEASED ESTATES
Life has a beginning and an end and an Estate arises on a person’s death. An Estate is a person’s net worth at any point in time and thus the sum of a person’s assets less all liabilities.
CONVEYANCING
When buying or selling a house ownership of the property’s title deed needs to change hands. This is called the conveyancing process – here is an outline of that process when buying or selling a house in South Africa.
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND – CLAIMS
Leeuwmer-Maritz Road Accident Fund Attorneys – We have 13 years experience, specialising in the field of Road Accident Fund Claims and the cases finalised are too many to mention.
YOUR RIGHTS WHEN ARRESTED
A person may be arrested either on the strength of a warrant of arrest or when a police officer witness a person committing an offence or has probable cause to believe that a person was involved in the commission of a crime.
