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The costs of winding-up a deceased estate. What is the cost of dying in South Africa?

The costs of winding-up a deceased estate may affect your heirs’ inheritance. It is useful to consider these costs when doing your Estate Planning.

“Does a Witness need to sign this document?”, is a common question. GCM Legal discusses when witnesses are necessary and when they are not.

This article will provide explanations for many of the legal terms and words you will find on this website.

This article deals with how a Trust can end and what happens to the assets of the Trust when it ends.

Here we discuss 8 important steps an heir of a deceased Estate should take to ensure their loved one’s wishes are taken care of without delay.

A Will is an essential legal document. It will help your family fulfil your wishes and make the legally required steps faster to get through.

This page contains explanations for commons words and terms uses on this website when discussing Wills and Estates.

There are pros and cons to putting a house in your personal name versus in a Trust. This article discusses the differences between these options.