Administration of estates & estate planning

It is important to appoint a professional to assist with the administration of an estate. We’ll help you deal with all the legal and financial consequences of a deceased estate.

The executor is solely responsible for the administration of the estate. The nominated executor may appoint an agent to act on his or her behalf but the executor remains legally responsible and liable for the estate. If an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must be in place.

A deceased estate comes into existence when a person dies leaving property or a document which is a will or purports to be a will. Such estate must then be administered and distributed in terms of the deceased’s will or failing a valid will, in terms of the Intestate Succession Act, 81 of 1987.

Drafting a will is not so simple. Let us help you. Your last will and testament are one of the most important documents that you create now but leave behind for later.

A last will and testament is a legal document that communicates a person’s final wishes pertaining to their assets.