Trusts, Wills & Deceased Estates

Machinga Mutandwa Legal Practitioners has qualified and experienced Legal Practitioners who deal with estate planning through registration of family trusts and preparation of wills. The lawyers also prepare trusts for non charitable organisations and provide related advice on the management and governance of such trusts.
Machinga Mutandwa Legal Practitioners further has lawyers who are registered and experienced as Estate Administrators. These assist with general estate administration which includes giving of the Death Notice to the Master of the High Court, preparing of the Inventory of Assets and Liabilities, advertising for creditors and debtors, engaging family and beneficiaries, preparing the Distribution Accounts, advertising for inspection of the Distribution Accounts, getting consent to sell any property and paying out creditors as well as distributing the net estate to the beneficiaries in terms of the law.

They arrange for the valuations of assets and liabilities as well as analyze such valuations to ensure that they represent a fair value. We further facilitate and mediate in the resolution of disputes and claims involving the deceased’s family, beneficiaries and creditors. The Legal Practitioners have also been appointed as curator bonis and curator ad litem in estate litigation. Machinga Mutandwa Legal Practitioners have also been engaged in general estate litigation, including in claiming maintenance against deceased estates. We also assist clients in claiming pensions from NSSA and pension funds.