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You need to submit the decree to Home Affairs. Inheritance depends on your last will and testament. There does not seem to be a legal objection to remarrying an ex spouse.
It is the only way for you to control who should look after your children or inherit your estate.
SASSA should know who the insurance company is and help you to make the claim.
Yes, life partners "in a relationship intended to be permanent" should be regarded as spouses in terms of inheriting intestate estates.
No, the Intestate Succession Act of 1987 would apply if there is no will.
You can only remarry if you get divorced, or if she and the court agree to you taking a second wife.
Yes, the procedure is the same regardless of when he passed.
Marriages under Muslim rites are not yet legally recognised in South Africa.
Yes, if the child is between the ages of 7 and 18, and a parent or guardian is there to help.
There are pro bono and means-tested legal organisations who can help you.