What is Estate Planning?

An ‘estate’ is comprised of all the assets and liabilities that the so-called ‘estate planner’ accumulates during his or her lifetime – such assets and liabilities which will be left behind at his or her death.

Estate planning is then the process of creating and managing a programme to preserve or protect the assets as well as setting out how they would like to distribute such assets at their death.

A Will is not the only means to do this and although commonplace, it is not always the best means to most effectively and most beneficially distribute assets in accordance with the estate planners wishes.

At Du Toit’s Attorneys, we subscribe to the highest standards of professionalism, ethical conduct and the attendance to our client’s interests; we, therefore, believe in transparency and upholding the rule of law. We further believe that in doing so, it is our duty to assist unhappy clients in holding those who bring the profession into disrepute responsible. Below is an exposition of where an unhappy client may start.

Many people do not understand the processes and procedures in law, most see law as a field shrouded in obscurities and most others have multiple questions regarding the field of law.

Below is an exposition of a few random questions and the answers thereto related to the field of law.

Lease Agreements

When considering whether to rent a new property from a landlord many people have reservations. Most frequently an individual will sign a lease agreement not being entirely sure of their rights and duties or that of the landlord towards them. Below is a brief exposition of certain rights which many people may not be aware of.