Can AI Write Your Will? Here’s Why That’s a Gamble
Somewhere out there, someone is asking ChatGPT to “write me a will” the same way they’d ask it to write a birthday speech. It’s a reasonable instinct. AI is fast, free, and confident – three qualities that make it dangerously persuasive when the stakes are your entire estate. Here’s the twist, though: even South Africa’s […]
Why Your Will Is Not Your Estate Plan
Many South Africans believe that once they have a signed, witnessed will in place, their estate planning is done. But it is not. A will is a legal document that directs how your assets in your personal estate will be distributed after your death. But a significant portion of most people’s wealth sits outside that […]
Understanding Living Wills
When one thinks of a will, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a last will and testament. This type of will expresses a person’s wishes after they have died. However, a living will, despite sharing some similarities with a last will and testament, is not the same thing. It can be described […]