by Hartzenberg Inc | May 6, 2019 | Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
Ferdinand Hartzenberg has been nominated for the prestigious Spanish Princess of Asturias award advancing the first-ever shared custody ruling in an Arab country. Pretoria – Top Pretoria attorney Ferdinand Hartzenberg has been nominated for the prestigious...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Nov 13, 2018 | Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
A prolonged legal battle over who will inherit the asset of the late Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has finally come to an end. Ferdinand Hartzenberg and Van der Westhuizen’s brother, Pieter, approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to have a will...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Sep 20, 2018 | Estates, trusts and estate planning
When you start thinking about a will, it is important to know that South Africa’s legislation has a number of requirements for a will to be valid. The requirements are not complicated, but must all be in place to make sure your will cannot be contested. Using an...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Sep 12, 2018 | Estates, trusts and estate planning
Benjamin Franklin once said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Preparing for taxes is a generally accepted practice, but preparing for death is usually avoided. This is because discussing mortality is never easy, but preparing for it is an...
by Hartzenberg Inc | May 4, 2018 | Criminal law, Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
In 2015, Robert James Stransham-Ford applied to court for an order to allow a medical practitioner to administer a lethal agent and end his life. As part of this order, Stransham-Ford wanted the practitioner to be immune from any civil or criminal liability for this...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Jan 27, 2017 | Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
Would-be parents must share some genetic link with the child if they want to use a surrogate mother, the Constitutional Court has confirmed. In November last year, the Constitutional Court had to make a decision on whether infertile would-be parents could enter into...
