State the most correct answer. The following person(s) will qualify as a spouse in order to inherit in terms of the Intestate Succession Act 81 0f 1987:

Question

State the most correct answer. The following person(s) will qualify as a spouse in order to inherit in terms of the Intestate Succession Act 81 0f 1987:

A.
the survivor of a lawful civil law marriage between one man and one woman

B.
the surviving party to a monogamous Muslim marriage

C.
the surviving party to a monogamous Hindu marriage

D.
the survivor who had been in a civil union with the deceased person

E.
all of the above

Answer 1

A. the survivor of a lawful civil law marriage between one man and one woman

Answer 2

The most correct answer is E. all of the above. The Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 does not discriminate based on religious or cultural practices. It recognizes the survivor of a lawful civil law marriage (option A), the surviving party to a monogamous Muslim marriage (option B), the surviving party to a monogamous Hindu marriage (option C), as well as the survivor who had been in a civil union with the deceased person (option D) as qualifying spouses for inheritance purposes.