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Collateral Consanguinity

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TitleCollateral Consanguinity
Details(1) Collateral consanguinity is that which subsists between two persons who are descended from the same stock and ancestor, but neither of whom is descended in a direct line from the other.
(2) For the purpose of ascertaining in what decree of kindred any collateral relative stands to a person deceased, it is necessary to reckon upwards from the person deceased to the common stock and then downwards to the collateral relative, a decree being allowed for each person, both ascending and descending.
[See section 26, the Succession Act, 1925 (Act No. XXXIX of 1925)].
Created OnJune 1, 2011, 1:35 PM
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