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If a person dies with a will, they normally appoint an ''executor'' to pay their debts and protect and distribute their property. | If a person dies with a will, they normally appoint an ''executor'' to pay their debts and protect and distribute their property. | ||
If a person dies ''intestate'' (without a will), someone — usually a family member — has to apply to be the ''administrator'' of the estate. This administrator then distributes the estate to the next-of-kin according to rules in the '' | If a person dies ''intestate'' (without a will), someone — usually a family member — has to apply to be the ''administrator'' of the estate. This administrator then distributes the estate to the next-of-kin according to rules in the ''Wills, Estates and Succession Act''. | ||
== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
