Claiming funds from a deceased loved one's bank account in South Africa involves notifying the bank, obtaining necessary documents, and understanding the roles of executors and administrators. This guide outlines the steps and provides contact details for major banks' deceased estates departments.

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The executor can be anyone that the deceased person trusts, like a friend, an attorney or a family member. There are, however, a few individuals and entities that are disqualified from being an executor, including but not limited to an insolvent person, a minor child, a company, the Master of the High Court and anyone disqualified from being an executor in terms of the Act