43 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
14 Crowned Eagle Rd, Pietermaritzburg
+27 (0)33 815 1590 Docex: 92 Pietermaritzburg
24 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
11 Wembley Terrace, Town Hill, Pietermaritzburg, 3201+27(0)33 342 0738
23 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Top Floor, 3 Highgate Drive, Redlands Estate, 1 George MacFarlane Lane, Pietermaritzburg033 342 4800 Docex: 26 Pietermaritzburg
15 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
132 Roberts Road, Clarendon, Pietermaritzburg+27 (0)33 342 2766
Law Firm
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
331 Bulwer Street, Pietermaritzburg033 394 2267
6 years in practice
Wembly, KwaZulu-Natal
50 Taunton Rd, Wembly, Pietermaritzburg, 3201394 1711We found 6 firms in Pietermaritzburg that take on wills & estates matters, out of 9 firms listed in the town. Taljaard & Vermaak Attorneys, Conveyancers & Notaries (Pietermari... has been practising the longest, at 43 years, followed by Morne du Plessis Attorneys Incorporated and Hay & Scott Attorneys. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Languages spoken across these firms include English and Afrikaans.
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 Pietermaritzburg itself: Master of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg, Colonial Building, 241 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.
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 Pietermaritzburg 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 Pietermaritzburg is Master of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg.
