Colleges and Universities Offering Certificate in Wills and Estates in South Africa

Institutions Offering Certificate in Wills and Estates

INTEC College, Cape Town
Duration: 12 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent or 3 years verifiable and relevant working experience.

Modules Overview:
- The Wills Act 7 of 1953, as amended
- The content of a simple will
- Capacity to inherit
- The interpretation of wills
- Introduction and rules to intestate succession
- Overview of administration process and parties involved
- Requirements to report estates to the Master
- Liaising with heirs
- Section 18(3) estates
- Appointment of executor
- Setting up the estate file and administrative practices
- Opening bank accounts and subsidiary files
- Study of and thorough practice of liquidation and distribution accounts
- Drafting and lodging
- Query sheets
- Advertising and objections
- Finalising the accounts, and finalising Master's requirements
- Calculations and practical examples of estate accounts
- Estate duty, deductions and primary rebate
South African School of Paralegal Studies, Cape Town
Duration: 8 weeks

Tuition fees: R 4,200