In Wilsnach NO v TM and Others [2021] 1 All SA 600 (GP), the first and second respondents were respectively the parents of a child born in 2013 and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The child died in 2018. The second respondent and the child lived with the third respondent (the second respondent’s mother) who provided them with a home and took care of their basic needs.  On the child’s death, all three respondents laid claim to his estate.