Members of Parliament (MPs) and social workers have disagreed on the various sections of the Succession Amendment Bill on distribution of property of a person who dies without making a will.
Section 27 of Succession Amendment Bill 2018 provides for distribution on the death of an intestate (a person who dies without making a will) where a spouse to deceased is entitled to 50 per cent of the estate, dependent relatives to receive 9 per cent while lineal descendants are entitled to 41 per cent.
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