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Joubert Scholtz Attorneys Established in 1986. Trusted attorneys delivering efficient legal solutions with integrity and care.

Our firm was founded in 1986 when two firms led by Jan Joubert and Evert Scholtz, who had a vision for the law of the future threw their expertise together and started a new firm effectively embracing the challenges they face. Although starting small, during the past almost 30 years they grew into a proud and strong firm , still holding true to their core values namely, honesty, integrity and exceptional service. The Joubert Scholtz Difference:

With over 30 years of experience, 16 attorneys and paralegals assisted by a team of approximately 60 friendly and dedicated staff. With three branches located in Gauteng, no case is too big or too smallโ€ฆtrust us to handle it all.

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŽ€๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€” ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌWhat happen...
14/10/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŽ€
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€” ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ

What happens if serious illness leaves you unable to communicate your wishes regarding medical treatment?

A living will, commonly discussed as a form of advance healthcare directive, allows a person to record their wishes regarding certain future medical treatment for circumstances in which they may later be unable to communicate or make those decisions themselves.

It is different from a last will and testament. A last will deals with your estate after death, while a living will concerns your wishes regarding medical treatment while you are still alive.

Thinking about these matters in advance can also encourage important conversations with loved ones and healthcare professionals about your values and preferences.

Because advance healthcare decisions can involve complex medical, ethical and legal considerations, appropriate professional advice is important when preparing or relying on such a document.

โ€œ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โ€

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: Medical Negligence โ€” Understanding Your Rights.

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’š๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Today, we recognise World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raisin...
10/10/2026

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’š
๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Today, we recognise World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental health and encouraging greater understanding and respect.

It serves as a reminder of the importance of creating a society in which people are treated with dignity, compassion and respect.

โ€œ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.โ€

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽ€๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ• ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ก๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ?Serious ...
07/10/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽ€
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ• ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ?

Serious illness can sometimes affect a personโ€™s ability to manage their own financial or property affairs.

When this happens, family members may naturally want to step in and help, but being a spouse, child or other relative does not automatically give someone the legal authority to take control of another adultโ€™s affairs.

South African law provides different mechanisms that may be relevant when a person is unable to manage their own affairs.

One of these is curatorship, which may involve a formal legal process and the appointment of a curator to protect and administer the personโ€™s interests.

The appropriate legal mechanism depends on the circumstances. Importantly, serious illness on its own does not necessarily mean that a person has lost the ability to manage their affairs.

Seeking legal advice early can help families understand what steps may be appropriate and how the personโ€™s interests can be protected.

โ€œ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ.โ€

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: Living Wills โ€” Recording Your Wishes About Medical Treatment.

๐Œ๐€๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐๐”๐“๐„๐’?Carrying the financial responsibility for your child without adequate support can place enormous pr...
06/10/2026

๐Œ๐€๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐๐”๐“๐„๐’?
Carrying the financial responsibility for your child without adequate support can place enormous pressure on you and your family.

If you are dealing with a maintenance dispute, you may feel frustrated, overwhelmed and uncertain about your rights or what steps you can take.

Whether ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐, ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐, understanding your rights and legal options is an important first step.

At Joubert Scholtz Incorporated, we can help you ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐.

๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ | ๐Š๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค
โš–๏ธ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‘๐Ÿ,๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ.

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’โš–๏ธ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ...
02/10/2026

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’โš–๏ธ
๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ” provides mechanisms for protecting older persons who may be in need of care and protection.

Concerns regarding an older person who may require care and protection can be reported in accordance with the Act. The matter can then be investigated so that the circumstances and needs of the older person can be assessed.

Where appropriate, steps may be taken to help secure the older person's safety and wellbeing, including access to care, shelter or other forms of protection provided for by law.

Recognising the signs of vulnerability, neglect or abuse and speaking up can play an important role in protecting an older person.

As we conclude our Older Persons Week Series, we encourage families and communities to continue respecting the dignity, rights and wellbeing of older persons throughout the year.

โ€œ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โ€

๐Ÿ”— ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ”:https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a13-062.pdf

Respecting and protecting the rights of older persons should extend far beyond Older Persons Week.

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘โš–๏ธ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ?The ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ...
01/10/2026

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘โš–๏ธ
๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ?

The ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ” is aimed at protecting and supporting older persons in South Africa.

Among its objectives, the Act seeks to promote and protect the rights, dignity, wellbeing, safety and security of older persons.

It also provides a framework aimed at combating abuse, supporting community-based care, and regulating services and residential facilities for older persons.

An important principle behind the Act is enabling older persons, where possible, to remain within their homes and communities for as long as possible rather than relying solely on institutional care.

Protecting the rights of older persons is a responsibility shared by families, communities and society.

โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž.โ€

๐Ÿ”— ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: https://www.gov.za/InternationalDayofOlderPersons2026

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ŸŒ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Today we recognise ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, obser...
01/10/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ŸŒ
๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Today we recognise ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, observed annually on ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ.

This day provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the valuable contribution older persons make to our families, communities and society.

It also reminds us of the importance of respecting their rights, recognising their needs and ensuring that their dignity, wellbeing, safety and security are protected.

In South Africa, the ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ” provides an important legal framework for promoting and protecting the rights and wellbeing of older persons.

Today, we celebrate their experience, wisdom and contribution to our communities, and reaffirm the importance of treating every older person with dignity and respect.

โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž.๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž.โ€

๐Ÿ”— ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: https://www.gov.za/InternationalDayofOlderPersons2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽ€๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐กAs ...
30/09/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽ€
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก

As we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we recognise those who have been diagnosed, those undergoing treatment, survivors, families and loved ones affected by breast cancer.

A serious illness can affect far more than physical health. It may also raise important questions about managing financial affairs, making decisions about future medical treatment, understanding legal rights and protecting the interests of someone who may become unable to manage certain matters themselves.

As a law firm, we want to use Breast Cancer Awareness Month to contribute from a legal perspective.

Throughout October, our series will explore some of these issues, from curatorship and the management of financial affairs to living wills, medical negligence and the importance of community support.

Understanding your options and planning ahead can provide valuable guidance for you and those closest to you.

โ€œ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.โ€

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: Who manages your affairs when you canโ€™t? Understanding Curatorship.

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿโš–๏ธ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง โ€œ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€?For purposes of the Older Perso...
30/09/2026

๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿโš–๏ธ
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง โ€œ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€?
For purposes of the Older Persons Act 13 of 2006, the term โ€œolder personโ€ has a specific legal meaning.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ:
A woman who is 60 years of age or older; or
A man who is 65 years of age or older.

This definition determines who falls within the scope of various provisions and protections contained in the Act.

Understanding who the Act applies to is an important part of understanding the rights and protections available to older persons in South Africa.

As part of our Older Persons Week Series, we are sharing practical information to help older persons, their families and communities better understand the law.

โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž.โ€

๐Ÿ”— ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ”:https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a13-062.pdf

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ?

โš–๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ.National W...
29/09/2026

โš–๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ.

National Wills Week may have come to an end, but planning for your estate should not be limited to one week of the year.

Whether you need to prepare your first Will, review an existing Will following changes in your circumstances, or consider who to appoint as executor, there is never a wrong time to put your affairs in order.

A properly drafted Will provides clarity regarding the distribution of your estate and forms an important part of protecting the legacy you leave behind.

At Joubert Scholtz Attorneys, we offer professional Will drafting and safekeeping at no charge when we are appointed as executor.*

Throughout September, our ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ has highlighted the importance of having a valid Will, reviewing it as your circumstances change, understanding intestate succession and carefully considering the appointment of an executor.

As we conclude our series, remember:

Wills Month may end. The importance of planning your legacy does not.

Prepare your Will. Review your Will. Protect your legacy.

Contact Joubert Scholtz Attorneys to enquire about preparing or reviewing your Will.

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