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Estates and wills – what everyone needs to know

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SO IN TODAY’s column, I thought I’d go over a few basics concerning estates and wills, says the writer. | FILE

NEXT WEEK IS National Wills Week, as promoted by the Law Society of South Africa, during which many law firms will draw up your will for free, provided it’s not too complicated.

So in today’s column, I thought I’d go over a few basics concerning estates and wills.

What is your estate?

The word “estate” abounds in financial content, yet I am sure many people don’t fully understand what it means. It is too easily confused with the other meaning of the word, which

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