The Industry Won’t Tell You This.
Did You Know?
- If you die without a valid will, the government decides who inherits under the Intestate Succession Act — not your family.
- Minor children cannot legally receive cash inheritances directly. Without proper structuring, their money may be paid into the Guardian’s Fund, where access is restricted and administrative delays are common.
- An outdated will can unintentionally disinherit a spouse, exclude a child, or create legal conflict.
- Executor’s fees can legally be up to 3.5% + VAT of your gross estate. On a R5 million estate, that’s hundreds of thousands of rands.
- Poor estate planning forces families to sell property just to cover taxes and administration costs.
- Estate duty is 20% — and increases to 25% on estates above R30 million under the Estate Duty Act.
- A trust is not about being wealthy. It’s about control — protecting assets from creditors, divorce, and poor financial decisions.
- Choosing the wrong executor can delay your estate for years.
- Most estate delays happen because documents were incomplete, invalid, or never updated.
- The biggest risk to your family’s future isn’t death. It’s poor planning.
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