National Wills Week: Get free advice on drafting your will
It is uncomfortable thinking about death. Yet, preparing for it is one of the most important ways to protect your loved ones by ensuring that your wishes are honoured. Visit Legal Aid SA offices to get free advice and help to draft your will.
LEGAL Aid South Africa (Legal Aid SA), in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), will be helping the public draft a will during National Wills Week, taking place from September 15-19.
The Masters of the High Courts have estimated that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills, making their assets vulnerable to being distributed to people the deceased may not have wanted to benefit from their estate.
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During this week, Legal Aid SA’s Bongani Mahlangu said people can get free advice and help to draft or update their will from qualified legal professionals.
To get assistance, people need to bring an ID, a list of your assets, and the details of the person(s) you want to leave them to.
Legal Aid SA offices:
* Durban Local Office, 22 Dorothy Nyembe Street, Marine Building Ground Floor, call 031 304 0100.
* Legal Aid SA Pinetown Local Office, No1 Church Lane, call 031 719 2700.
* Umlazi Local Office, V1332 Ithala Industrial Park, Corner Mangosuthu Highway & Road 1902, call 031 918 8100.
* Verulam Local Office, 23 Groom Street, Ayesha Razak centre, Verulam, call 032 533 2654.
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