56 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Parc du links, 9 Niblick Way, Somerset West
021 840 8000 Docex: 1
43 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
81 Helderberg College Road, Somerset West, 7130, Cape Town+27 (0)21 852 8313
42 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
2nd Floor, On the Greens, Golf Village, de Beer Street, Somerset West (Covering also the Stellenbosch & Strand Jurisdictions)021 852 4554
34 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Helderberg Law Chambers, 208 Main Road, Somerset West.+27 (0)21 851 4124 Docex: 10 Somerset West
28 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
2nd Floor, Somerset Centre, 121 Main Road, Somerset West, 7130021 852 8987
26 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Unit 304 Crossfire Place, 15 Gardner Williams Avenue, Paardevlei, Somerset West+27 (0)21 852 7660/6 Fax: +27 (0)21 852 7661
16 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
9 Orange Street, Bridgewater, Somerset West079 892 4532
14 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Somerset West, Western Cape+27 (0)21 851 0320
12 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Unit 14B, First Floor, Fairview Centre, Caledon Street, Somerset West+27 (0)21 035 0317
8 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Unit 7 Tonquani House, 6 Gardner Williams Avenue, Paardevlei, Somerset West, 7130021 020 1586
Law Firm
Somerset West, Western Cape
Ground Floor, Glen Eagles Building, Somerset Links Office Park, De Beers Ave, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130083 457 4370We found 11 firms in Somerset West that take on wills & estates matters, out of 14 firms listed in the town. The longest established are Miller Bosman Le Roux (56 years), Hannes Pretorius Bock & Bryant Attorneys (43 years) and Saunders Osborne van der Watt (42 years). 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 Cape Town, about 40 km away: Master of the High Court, Cape Town, Dullah Omar Building, 45 Castle Street, Cape Town.
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 Somerset West 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 Somerset West is Master of the High Court, Cape Town, about 40 km away.
