Deceased Estate Process – Amiena Arendse
Deceased Estate Process, "If you’re looking for help with your loved one’s estate, Siyatec Executors is the solution you need."...
Siyatec Executors is a team of legal professionals who specialize in deceased estate administration.
Anyone who has needed to wind up a deceased estate knows that it is a very expensive and time consuming process. At Siyatec Executors, instead of charging the standard fee for winding up a deceased estate, we charge a flat rate fee.
With the use of our online platform, Siyatec Executors is able to wind up a deceased estate more efficiently and at a much lower cost than traditional law firms.
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We operate across South Africa.
No matter where in South Africa you’re based Siyatec Executors can assist you in winding up a deceased estate. We operate nationwide and with the use of our online platform we have helped clients across provinces.
So whichever city, province or town in South Africa you reside if you need assistance in winding up a deceased estate simply complete our online consultation or contact us and one of our legal consultants will gladly assist.
To get started send us a WhatsApp or visit our contact page.
What do we do?
We believe in making quality deceased estate services easily available to all those who need it. We do this by making our online platform our primary client engagement forum. In so doing we have embraced technology as the key to providing our clients with unmatched quality deceased estate service.
Information about deceased estates is presented to clients in plain English so that you understand what needs to be done.
Together with our online platform, we have professionally trained Legal Consultants one call away from dealing with any concern that you may have relating to deceased estates.
All you need to know to get started with the deceased estate process is right here on the Siyatec website.
Success Stories
Tracy Munyemwere – Letters of Authority
I am so glad that I had Siyatec Executors to assist my family in obtaining Letters of Authority......
Mrs Ismail’s Story – Deceased Estate Administration
My first consultation was one of empathy which immediately gave me a sense of relief. The simple terms used in order to explain the process ahead was of great help to me with my frame of mind at the time....
How much will it cost?
The Master of the High Court who oversees the administration of deceased estates will require a nominated Executor to be assisted by a qualified person, usually an attorney, to administer any deceased estate with a value of more than R 250 000.00. The attorney will charge the estate or the family of the deceased a fee equivalent to 3.5% of the total assets of the estate.
For example if the deceased owns a house with a value of R 2 000 000.00 the attorney will charge a fee of R 70 000.00 as an estate fee. At Siyatec Executors we charge a flat rate fee of R 21 000.00 as the estate fee.
What do we need to get started?
Online Consultation
Our Online Consultation can be completed at your own convenience.
Friendly telephonic support is ready for clients who would like to go through the Online Consultation with a Legal Consultant.
At no additional cost, a face to face meeting can be arranged with one of our Legal Consultants to conduct the consultation.
Upload Documents
ID of the deceased
Death Certificate
ID of the person doing the Online Consultation
ID of the spouse of the deceased
Marriage Certificate
Copy of the Will of the deceased
Initiation Fee
Payment of the initiation fee
So what’s the process?
Online Consultation
Once the Online Consultation has been completed and supporting documents uploaded, a Legal Consultant will contact you within 24 hours.
Reporting Documents
At this point we may require further information from you to finalise the documents to be submitted to the Master for the issuing of Letters of Executorship. These documents are known as the Reporting Documents.
Initiation Fee
We will also give you directions for payment of the Initiation Fee.
Signatures
Finally, arrangements will be made at your convenience for signature of the Reporting Documents.
Letters of Executorship
Within 2 to 3 months after reporting the estate we receive Letters of Executorship from the Master.
Estate Distribution
Our Legal Consultants will then deal with the estate process in order to distribute the estate. It takes approximately 12 months to finalise an estate. This means that properties are transferred to the new owners, debts are paid and the heirs are paid out.