Preparing for the inevitable remains crucial in everyday life, however, it is usually overlooked until it is too late. Our experienced services in Estate Planning and Deceased Estates provide conscientious and proactive legal counsel designed to assist individuals and families to protect their assets, leave a legacy, and avoid costly disputes. We provide practical and confidential advice on structuring assets, succession planning, and management of the estate of the deceased strictly according to law. Whether in pre-planning or response to bereavement, our role is to bring order, efficiency, and clarity at moments of life’s transition.

Trust Registration

For individuals and families looking to save assets for future generations, the establishment of a trust affords both legal security and tax effectiveness. As part of our service portfolio, we provide guidance to our valued clients through the procedure of setting up and registering private trusts, be they for children, vulnerable dependents, or charitable causes in compliance with the Deeds Registries Act, the Administration of Estates Act and other related instruments. Our services include the preparation of the trust deed, appointment of trustees, and filing of the trust for registration. Each trust we prepare is tailored to convey your wishes, save assets, and provide protection from future claims or dispute.

Wills Writing and Registration

An invalid or badly drafted will can lead to families being mired in prolonged expensive litigation and emotional distress. Based on our experience, we create legally sound wills that succinctly express the specific wishes of the testator. Whether it involves bequests and guardianship provisions, inheritance rights, or estate tax consequences, we ensure that your intention is clearly expressed and within the ambit of the law. Once drawn up, we also help in the registration of the will with the Master of the High Court, ensuring recognisance and enforceability upon death. Irrespective of whether your estate is big or small, a professionally drawn up will is required to manage conflict in succession and to promote family harmony.

Executors and administrators of deceased estates.

The handling of a deceased estate is a legally complex task that requires sensitivity as well as strict adherence to statute procedure. We function as executors or support family-appointed administrators with the general management of the estate, such as providing notice of death, petitioning for letters of administration, publishing notices of estate, selling property, settling obligations, and transferring inheritances according to the instructions in the will or the statute governing intestate succession. We endeavour to ensure that deadlines are met, beneficiaries are protected, and that the estate is wound up according to the law. This service is especially valuable where the estate involves complex holdings, disputed claims, or cross-border assets.