The length of time involved in extracting a probate depends on the complexity of the estate. A person may have property overseas or a complicated financial position which has to be unravelled for the purposes of distributing the deceased property. When the estate has been clarified and the assets identified best practice would anticipate that [...]

Making of a will brings certainty to the intentions of the person making the will (testator) and provides for an orderly distribution of a deceased estate. In the absence of a will the persons’ property is disposed of under the provisions of the succession act and as such it is not tailored to the needs [...]