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To formalise his/her appointment, the executor must apply to the Master’s Office for what is referred to as letters of executorship which will only be issued if the Master is satisfied that the will is valid and that the nominated
The assets in the estate may only be distributed amongst the beneficiaries once all the estate’s debt has been settled, including SARS. As such, the executor is required to advertise the deceased estate so that any creditors can register their
Assets that you had intended to bequeath to your loved ones may need to be sold in order to pay off the debt in your estate which, besides for leaving your heirs in a financially precarious position, could have tax
The length of the winding up process largely depends on the size and structure of the deceased estate, but can also be delayed in instances where the deceased died of unnatural causes, where the Will is contested, where there are
