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47 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
35 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
18 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
16 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
13 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
13 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
8 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
7 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
2 years in practice
Faerie Glen, Gauteng
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Faerie Glen, Gauteng
10 of the 12 firms in our Faerie Glen directory list wills & estates as one of their practice areas (83%). The longest established are Rousseau and Rousseau Attorneys (47 years), Coenraad Kukkuk Attorneys Inc (35 years) and CVN Attorneys (18 years). One of them has been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
A valid will in South Africa must meet the formalities of the Wills Act 7 of 1953, including being signed by you in front of two competent witnesses. Without a will, your estate is divided under the Intestate Succession Act. When someone dies, their estate is reported to the Master of the High Court and wound up by an executor, often with an attorney's help.
A deceased estate has to be reported to the Master of the High Court within 14 days of the death, normally at the Master's office for the area where the person lived. The nearest Master's office is in Pretoria, about 12 km away: Master of the High Court, Pretoria, Metropark, 351 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria, 0001.
The estate is divided according to the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987, which sets out which relatives inherit. This may not match what the person would have wanted.
Simple estates can take several months; larger or disputed estates often take a year or more, because of advertising periods, SARS clearances and the Master's processes.
Use the list above to find firms in Faerie Glen that handle wills and deceased estates, and ask about their fees for drafting a will or administering an estate.
Estates are reported to the Master's office for the area where the person lived. The closest Master's office to Faerie Glen is Master of the High Court, Pretoria, about 12 km away.