The Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965 governs the rules and procedures one needs to follow when winding up an estate.

It is a complex administrative task to wind up an estate, from reporting the estate to the Master of the High Court, drawing up a liquidation and distribution account to publishing notices in newspapers and the Government Gazette.

It is important to have a will drawn up by a professional, if you pass away without a will, or a will that does not comply with all the legal requirements to be valid, the executor of your estate will not be able to give effect to your wishes, and your estate will dissolve intestate.
 

This means that everything you owned before passing, will be divided amongst your closest living relatives and / or spouse.

Contact us to take care of the legal issues during this difficult period, so that you can mourn the loss of a loved one, whilst resting assured that the legal formalities are being taken care of.