settlement deed vs registered will

"an irrevocable settlement deed" What exactly is this?

Whether such a document is Registered?

 

My view is that the property was already alienated through a Registered Settlement Deed. And,naming the same property in a Will is not valid.

When there has been a registered irrevocable settlement deed in favour of one person, a Will executed in favour of the other person in respect of the same property is not valid. However,  the settlement deed can be declared void or cancelled by Revenue Divisional Officer in terms of the provision of  Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.

In the event of the settlement deed being declared void or cancelled in terms of the section  23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, then there is no bar for execution of a will in respect of the same property in favour of anyone else. Take care. 

A settlement deed is essentially a gift deed. A senior citizen can revoke the deed if the deed provides so and there are circumstances that justify the revocation. In the absence revocation, any Will made for a property that has been alienated has no existence in the eyes of the law.  

Your mother has transferred the ownership through irrevocable registered settlement deed now she has no right/authority to bequeath the property through will.