Grandchildren can lawfully step into their parents' shoes to inherit from their grandparents in cases where the concerned parents are deceased, the High Court has ruled.
In a landmark inheritance judgment, Justice Hlekani Mwayera said grandchildren, in cases where their grandparents do not leave behind a will, are entitled to their parents' share from the estate if those parents are deceased.
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