Welcome to Dekker Attorneys
Dekker Attorneys is a boutique law firm located in Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province. The firm is led by attorney, Imke Dekker.
The firm specialises in the administration of deceased estates and conveyancing. Services in the fields of family and divorce law, law of delict, administrative law and contract law are also offered.
Our knowledgeable and dedicated staff deliver a specialised service, and are focused on delivering service of a high standard to each client
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We offer a wide range of services.
Drafting of a new Will, alternatively reviewing and updating an existing Will
- The above include the following:
- To ensure that the Testator / Testatrix understand the content and implications of his/her Will
- To eliminate possible friction between heirs
- To provide for the protection of heirs such as minors or incapacitated heirs, for example in the form of a testamentary trust
- Provision for possible claims such as a maintenance claim in terms of a court order and/or a maintenance claim in terms of the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act
- The effects of divorce on a Will
- Planning with regards to funds not normally forming part of the estate, for example, annuities and pension paid by the Board of
- Trustees
- To avoid impractical instructions in a Will
- Organ donation
- Funeral arrangements or a specified instructions regarding cremation
- To avoid unqualified references to cash assets, personal effects, household contents and movable assets. This can be interpreted in different ways, and therefore lead to serious problems among heirs
Reducing Estate Duty, - Capital Gains Tax and other taxes
- Provision for liquidity.
- The administration of deceased estates
- The administration of insolvent deceased estates
- The administration of estates under curatorship
- Transfer of property
- Legal guidance on property sales
- Divorce and Family Law
- Law of Delict
- Administrative law
- Contract Law
- Creation of trusts
- Trust administration
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra together to play it…”
Personnel
Imke Dekker
Attorney
Karin Stears
Paralegal / Conveyancing Secretary
Nicky Stears
Candidate Attorney / Estate Administrator
Ethan Keyter
Candidate Attorney
Luané Bosman
Conveyancing Secretary
Ronel Theron
Receptionist
Krige Zietsman
Attorney / Consultant
Our business philosophy is built on traditional values such as diligence, superior ethical behavior, personal attention and honesty.
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- August 2022 | 12 Questions to Ask Before You Sign That Deed of SaleBuying or selling property puts a lot of your money at stake, so it’s no time to take chances. It’s too late to ask questions after you have signed the deed of sale, so let’s have a look at 12 questions you should be asking before you commit yourself to anything. Some of these questions […]
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