SA Inheritance Without a Will?

[Angela Howard]

Can my mother leave me $15,000 (inheritance) without a will if I'm a signatory on her bank account?

 

[Sophea]

Is it a joint bank account? Or is the money hers until some future time when you will inherit it?

If the money is hers, to be given to you when she dies, that intention must be expressed in writing and comply with the requirements in the Wills Act (SA) otherwise if she has no valid written will her estate will be distributed in accordance with the laws of intestacy.