• A death certificate.
• LC letter confirming the death of the testator.
• A recommendation from the LC that the person applying is a fit and proper person to make the application/ certificate of no objection.
• A copy of the will in case the deceased made a will but did not name an executor.
• Minutes for the meeting of the family members where the person applying was appointed and agreed to in cases of deceased dying without a will.

The law of succession involves the management of the property of a deceased person. There are two ways to deal with a deceased person’s property depending on whether at death they had left a will or not.

The authority given to an executor/executrix (a person named in the will to distribute the property) is called a grant of probate

The authority given to an administrator (person given authority to distribute the property of a person who died without a will) is called letters of administration.

This is a document stating all the property you own and how you want it distributed upon your death and who should distribute it.