Wills & Estates Lawyers in Faerie Glen

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47 years in practice

Rousseau and Rousseau Attorneys

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

9 Practice Areas Details

35 years in practice

Coenraad Kukkuk Attorneys Inc

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

13 Practice Areas Details

18 years in practice

CVN Attorneys

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

  • icon Menlynwoods Office Park, Unit 5,Block C, Ground Floor, 291 Sprite Avenue, Faerie Glen, Pretoria
  • icon012 051 7070
5 Practice Areas Details

16 years in practice

Bronwyn May - Family Law Attorneys

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

9 Practice Areas Details

13 years in practice

Clarke & Van Eck Attorneys

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

  • icon Boardwalk Waterfront Office Park, Ground Floor, Block B, Cnr Solomon Mahlangu & Haymeadow Crescent, Faerie Glen, Pretoria
  • icon082 337 0001
14 Practice Areas Details

13 years in practice

Steenkamp & Spies Inc

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

  • icon The Village Office Park, Block E, First Floor, Cnr Oberon & Glenwood Roads, Faerie Glen, Pretoria
  • icon+27 (0)12 548 6188
12 Practice Areas Details

8 years in practice

Elliott Attorneys

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

7 Practice Areas Details

7 years in practice

Maybery Attorneys Inc.

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

5 Practice Areas Details

2 years in practice

Ammie Roets Inc. | Attorneys, Notaries & Conveyancers (Pretoria E...

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

  • icon 6 Mount Edgecombe Crescent, Boardwalk Meander Estate, Olympus, Pretoria
  • icon083 686 8613
5 Practice Areas Details

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Verster & Ass Attorneys Inc

Faerie Glen, Gauteng

  • icon Law Chambers, Menlyn Woods Office Park, 291 Sprite Ave, Faerie Glen, Pretoria
  • icon0861 266 623
10 Practice Areas Details

Wills & Estates Lawyers in Faerie Glen: what we found

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.

Where wills & estates matters from Faerie Glen are handled

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.

What wills & estates lawyers in Faerie Glen can help with

  • Drafting and updating wills
  • Winding up deceased estates
  • Acting as or assisting executors
  • Setting up and managing trusts
  • Estate planning
  • Disputes about wills and inheritances

Before you call a firm

  • ID documents and marriage certificate
  • A list of assets, policies and bank accounts
  • Names and details of the people you want to inherit
  • For a deceased estate: the death certificate and any will

Frequently Asked Questions

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.