ESATES & TRUSTS

The Estates & Trusts department comprises attorneys who have experience dealing with a variety of matters involving personal affairs, estate planning, the winding up of deceased estates, the administration of Trust, and the authentication of documents by notaries public.

Clients range from local and international individuals, financial institutions and companies, whether small, medium and large.

Woodhead Bigby’s attorneys are members of The Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA).

 

Some examples

  • Winding up deceased estates
  • Inheriting property
  • Appointing an Executor
  • Drafting Wills
  • Challenging Wills
  • Legal advice for opening a Trust, managing a Trust and/or closing a Trust
  • Family disputes over deceased estates

Common queries

  1. My family member died and I am the Executor.  I need help getting Letters of Executorship and winding up the estate.
  2. Do I need a conveyancer to receive inherited property?  Yes.
  3. What are the costs of winding up a deceased estate?  Costs depend on the assets and liabilities of the deceased estate, whether there is a Will, the process that may need to be followed (short or long) and where the beneficiaries/heirs live