Deceased estates, wills, intestate succession, trusts and the Guardian’s Fund — estate planning and administration guides by Onah Attorneys.
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. ‘The house to my children, but my wife may live in it for life’ — that sentence creates a usufruct,…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. Give the house to the kids now and skip estate hassles later — the instinct is right, the execution usually…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. The will reads nothing like what Mom always said. The caregiver inherits everything. The signature looks wrong. South African law…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. One speaks when you die; the other speaks while you’re alive but can’t. Confusing them is universal — and having…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. The executor’s fee is the biggest administration cost most estates face — 3.5% of gross assets plus VAT can mean…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. More than two-thirds of South Africans die without a valid will — and the Intestate Succession Act writes one for…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. Here is the sentence every parent should read twice: if you die and a minor child inherits money without a…
By Onah Attorneys Inc • Updated July 2026 • Legal information, not a substitute for advice on your specific matter. When someone dies, their estate — everything they owned and owed — must be administered under the Administration of Estates…
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