Note:
If there is no living primary beneficiaries, then the following person(s) are entitled to the estate in accordance to priority:
- Brothers & Sisters
- Grandparents
- Uncles & Aunts
- Great Grandparents
- Great Uncles & Aunts
- Government
What are the possible implications if someone dies without a Will?
- Time consuming and costly
- Beneficiaries and percentage of inheritance are determined by the Law
- Beneficiaries outside the Law will not benefit
- Appointment of administrator
- Requirement of two (2) sureties
- Possibility of splitting of assets to too many beneficiaries
- Wishes of the deceased will never be heard thereafter
- Inheritance might be misused by immature beneficiaries
- Family disputes
- Depletion of assets
- No peace of mind