Parliament ordered to change inheritance laws
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The Constitutional Court has given Parliament 18 months to amend the Intestate Succession Act and the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act so that both laws provide for permanent life partners.
In a judgment handed down on the last day of 2021, the court found that section 1 of the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act and section 1(1) of the Intestate Succession Act were unconstitutional and invalid because both sections excluded permanent life partners.
