130 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 27, Calypso Centre, 2 Krugerrand Grove Road, Richards Bay
+27 (0)35 7807250 Docex: 7 Richards Bay
34 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Unit 8, Palm Court Building, 13 Lira Link, Richards Bay+27 (0)35 780 7200
22 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Unit 19, First Floor, Partridge Place, Cnr Link & Tassel-berry, CBD, Richards Bay+27 (0)35 789 9321
14 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
4th floor, Old Absa Building, Lakeview Terrace, Bullion Boulevard, Richards Bay067 927 7113
8 years in practice
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Office17 ZCBF, 6 Guldengracht, Richards Bay, 3900
Law Firm
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 8 Palm Court, Lira Link Road, Richards Bay+27 (0)35 789 72466 of the 7 firms in our Richards Bay directory list wills & estates as one of their practice areas (86%). Shepstone & Wylie has been practising the longest, at 130 years, followed by Duvenage Inc and Lambert & Associates. 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 Durban, about 155 km away: Master of the High Court, Durban, 2nd Floor, 2 Devonshire Place (off Anton Lembede Street), Durban, 4001.
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 Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay is Master of the High Court, Durban, about 155 km away.
