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REPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE MASTER OF THE SUPREME COURT (documents obtained from the Master's office)
(A) Where the value of the estate exceeds R125 000, the following reporting documents will be required:
- Completed Death Notice form - J294;
- Original or certified copy of the Death Certificate;
- Original or certified copy of Marriage Certificate (if applicable);
- All original wills and codicils or documents intended as such (if any);
- Next-of-Kin Affidavit - J192 (if the deceased did not leave a valid will);
- Completed Inventory form - J243;
- Nominations by the heirs for the appointment of an executor in the case of an intestate estate or where no executor has been nominated in the will, or the nominated executor has died or declines the appointment.
- Completed Acceptance of Trust as Executor forms - J190 in duplicate by the person(s) nominated as executor(s)
- Undertaking and bond of security - J262 (unless the nominated executor has been exempted from providing security in the will, or is the parent, spouse or child of the deceased);
- Affidavit by the next of kin of a deceased person, who has died without leaving a valid will, to the effect that the estate has not already been reported to another Master or Service Point (if applicable).
(B) Reporting documents where the value of the estate is less than R125 000 Section 18(3); These estates are normally wound up informally by a family member or close friend and a simple process where by the Master will issue a Letter of Authority within 48 hours on receiving the documents below.
- Completed Death Notice form - J294
- Original or certified copy of the Death Certificate
- Original or certified copy of Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
- All original wills and codicils or documents intended as such (if any)
- Next-of-Kin Affidavit - J192 (if the deceased did not leave a valid will)
- Completed Inventory form - J243
- List of creditors of deceased (if applicable)
- Nominations by the heirs for the appointment of a Master's Representative in the case of an intestate estate or where no executor has been nominated in the will, or the nominated executor declines the appointment.
- Undertaking and acceptance of Master's directions form - J155.
- Declaration confirming that the estate has not already been reported to another Master's Office or Service Point of the Master.
- The abovementioned reporting documents must be posted to, or handed in at the Master's Office or service point.
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