You might not want to get married, but you still need a will

A HIGH Court judgment caused a stir recently. The court ruled that certain sections of the Intestate Succession Act were unconstitutional because they discriminated against heterosexual unmarried life partners.

Two people living together in a long-term heterosexual relationship were not protected by the Act.

In other words, if one partner died intestate (that is, without having a valid will), the other partner would not automatically inherit from the estate.

The act did provide for married couples, for obvious