The following steps should be followed by the attorney:
- Taking of instructions to administer the estate.
- First consultation with the family members.
- Reporting the estate to the Master of the High Court to obtain the letters of executorship.
- Section 29 advertisements in the government gazette and a local newspaper.
- Opening of an estate banking account.
- Gathering of information to value and validate the assets and liabilities.
- Drafting the liquidation and distribution account.
- Attend to queries from the Master.
- Section 35 advertisements of the liquidation and distribution account.
- Pay creditors and distribute the estate.
- The executor applies for his/her discharge by die Master.
