23 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Office 1, The Palms, Louis Trichardt Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark
016 933 7775
21 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
We offer legal services in both Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark. Main offce: Suite 2, Next Group Building, 20 Athlone Drive, cnr. Athlone and Gen. Hertzog Road, Three Rivers, Vereeniging.+27 (0)16 422 9583
19 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Head Office: Junxion Centre, Cnr Chopin & Frikkie Meyer Blvd, Vanderbijlpark.+27 (0)16 982 1805 Docex: 11 Vanderbijlpark
6 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
39 Rossini Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark.074 242 5000
5 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
2 Verdi Street, Vanderbijlpark, S. W. 5073 050 5871
Law Firm
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
138 Rossini Boulevard, S. W. 2, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng073 235 5558
Law Firm
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Building C, Unit 8, 123 Hendrik van Eck Boulevard, Se 6, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng063 803 8878All of the 7 law firms we list in Vanderbijlpark take on wills & estates matters, which shows how central this work is for local practices. NGL Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 23 years, followed by Marais Attorneys and CMM Attorneys Inc. 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 Johannesburg, about 60 km away: Master of the High Court, Johannesburg, Hollard Building, 66 Marshall Street, cnr Pixley ka Isaka Seme (Sauer) Street, Johannesburg.
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 Vanderbijlpark 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 Vanderbijlpark is Master of the High Court, Johannesburg, about 60 km away.
