The administration of deceased estate is a process of distributing or handling the financial affairs and assets of the deceased in a dignified manner. The deceased estate is often handled by the parents of the deceased, or if the deceased was married, the Surving Spouse of the deceased, or the children of the deceased. Having a valid makes it easy for the Testator to indicate the person who will handle or administer his or her estate after his or her death, and to also specify the beneficiaries.

The executor or executrix is a person appointed to handling the estate of the deceased. A person can only administer the deceased estate once he or she has been issued with a letter of executorship or letter of authority. Letter of executorship will be issued if the estate is more than R 250 000.00 and a letter of authority will be issued if the estate is less than R 250 000.00. During the administration of the deceased estate, the executor will deal with related matters including maintenance, paternity, income tax, capital gains tax, Estate Duty, claims for and against the estate and give effect to the rights and obligations acquired and incurred by the deceased prior to the date of death. Trust our firm to assist you with the administering of the deceased estate. We can assist you from the process of reporting the estate to the Master of the High Court until the final distribution of the estate.