• Steal a will- this is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years. This means that the maximum period the convicted person can spend in prison is 10 years.
• Conceal a will- this is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years
• Destroy a will- this is punishable by imprisonment for up to 14 years
• Forge a will- this is punishable by imprisonment for life.

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.