I wanted to clear up this question for clients and people drafting their Wills. Yes, you can appoint a family member as your executor, but they will only be able to handle your estate if your assets are R125 000,00 or under. Once your assets go over the R125 000,00 mark, then the Master of the High Court insists that you obtain a professional executor to act as agents for the nominated executor. This professional executor would handle the winding up of the estate, as it is a complex task to deal with the whole process. If your estate is under R125 000,00, the Master's office have instituted a short cut procedure and it is very easy for a lay person to deal with the estate. These smaller estates are dealt with in terms of Section 18(3) of the Administration of Estates Act.
If you need any help or information regarding the completing of documents to obtain the appointment as executor if you are a family member, we do provide this service at a small fee. Please feel free to contact us.
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