1.0The S.A. LegalWills Bloghttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blogTim Hewsonhttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/author/timhewson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fSMZQBI5S9"><a href="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/09/25/probate/">Probate in South Africa: What is it, how much does it cost and how to reduce fees</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/09/25/probate/embed/#?secret=fSMZQBI5S9" width="600" height="338" title="“Probate in South Africa: What is it, how much does it cost and how to reduce fees” — The S.A. LegalWills Blog" data-secret="fSMZQBI5S9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> There is a lot of confusion about probate in Canada because so much has been written about the process in the US. In Canada, almost all Wills go through probate, unless assets are simply passing to a joint asset holder. There are probate fees that vary by Province, but fees can be reduced using these strategies.https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Probate-1024x464.png