For attorneys, fiduciary firms & trust companies

    The practitioner workbench for South African deceased estates

    Prepare notice wording, manage placement requests and keep proof of publication in the matter file.

    No payment details needed for account review.

    Built around the Administration of Estates Act, 1965
    Hash-chained practitioner audit log
    FSP No. 55699 · SA-hosted infrastructure
    Section 29 & 35 workflow

    Place a creditors' notice, then a Liquidation & Distribution notice, without leaving the file

    Capture the deceased's particulars once and the workbench drafts both notices, prices the placement, generates payable invoices for your client, and tracks publication proof in the same matter.

    1. Step 01

      Draft from one intake

      Estate number, Master's office, executor and deceased details flow into a Section 29 (creditors) or Section 35 (L&D account) draft built from the prescribed wording.

    2. Step 02

      Submit and price in one screen

      R 295 per newspaper notice and R 100 per Government Gazette assistance request, itemised so you can pass costs to the estate cleanly.

    3. Step 03

      Track publication proof

      Tear-sheet, Gazette confirmation and dates are stored against the matter. Your audit log shows who placed it and when.

    4. Step 04

      Hand to the file

      Export a notice pack for the matter file, including wording, proof of placement and an activity record.

    Client onboarding

    Your firm's name, your colours, on every screen the client sees

    Send a per-firm invitation link and your client lands in a vault co-branded for your practice. The dashboard, invitation emails and exported handover packs all carry your identity - the When I Am Gone brand stays out of the way.

    • Per-firm invitation links that drop clients straight into your workspace
    • Logo and primary colour on the client dashboard, emails and exported PDFs
    • Read-only review of a consenting client's vault from your dashboard
    • Matter reference numbers and internal-only practitioner notes per file
    YF

    Your Firm

    Co-branded client portal

    J. van der Berg85%

    Awaiting executor signature

    M. Naidoo72%

    Section 29 placed

    S. Botha100%

    L&D Account ready

    Audit trail & POPIA posture

    Matter records for practitioner review, POPIA accountability and client-file evidence

    Practitioner activity in a matter, including logins, vault unlocks, document views, notice submissions and key-holder consents, is written to a hash-chained log. Client documents are encrypted on the device before they reach our servers.

    1. Hash-chained audit log

      Entries are linked so unauthorised changes are detectable. Exportable per matter.

    2. Client-side encryption

      Vault contents and uploaded files are locked in the browser before upload.

    3. Per-file keys

      Per-file keys are designed to reduce exposure if one key is compromised.

    Pricing & white-label

    Per-notice pricing for the casual user, white-label terms for firms that place at scale

    We deliberately keep notice placement priced per-event so a small practice can use When I Am Gone for a single matter without committing to a subscription. Firms placing regularly negotiate white-label and pricing-override terms.

    Pay-as-you-go

    Per notice

    Price

    R 295/ notice

    What it includes

    Newspaper notice (Section 29 or 35). Add R 100 for Government Gazette submission assistance.

    Practitioner

    Practice account

    Price

    Free

    What it includes

    Practitioner login, co-branded client invitations, audit trail and matter-level views. Notices billed per placement.

    Enterprise

    White-label

    Price

    Custom

    What it includes

    Negotiated notice pricing, full firm branding on client pages, dedicated onboarding and a signed master services agreement.

    Who we work best with

    The "ideal firm" profile

    When I Am Gone is opinionated, and that is deliberate. We are the right workbench for some practices, and a poor fit for others. Here is how we describe our best-fit firms.

    A great fit if you are…

    • A boutique attorney's practice or fiduciary firm administering 5-50 estates a year
    • A trust company looking to standardise client information capture across your branches
    • A financial-planning firm whose advisers want to give clients a structured way to record their estate plan
    • A practice that wants notice placement, audit and client onboarding in one tool, not three

    Probably not the right fit…

    • ·Bank trust departments wanting a deep ERP integration with their existing core systems
    • ·Practices that need a long-form practice management suite (time, billing, conflicts, file management)
    • ·Firms that prefer to keep client data on-premises rather than in encrypted SA-hosted infrastructure

    See it on a real matter, not a sales deck

    Open a practitioner account in minutes, place a real Section 29 notice, and decide for yourself whether the workflow earns its place in your practice. Or book a guided walk-through with our team.

    When I Am Gone for Practitioners

    The B2B workbench for SA attorneys and fiduciary firms.

    When I Am Gone is a life-file and estate-readiness platform. It is not a law firm, financial adviser, estate administrator, executor service, probate service or insurer. The platform stores information you supply and helps you keep it organised; it does not provide legal, tax or financial advice.

    When I Am Gone (Pty) Ltd ("When I Am Gone") is a registered Financial Services Provider (FSP No: 55699) providing secure digital information storage and estate-readiness tools. When I Am Gone is not a law firm or estate planning professional. For personalised legal, tax or estate planning advice, consult a qualified attorney or fiduciary practitioner. Executors and beneficiaries are responsible for verifying information and obtaining professional advice before acting.

    Will documents created using When I Am Gone must be printed, reviewed, and signed in the presence of two competent witnesses as required by the Wills Act 7 of 1953. Electronic wills are not valid under South African law. When I Am Gone does not verify will validity, witness competency, or guarantee executor or Master of the High Court acceptance.

    When I Am Gone is the responsible party for processing your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA). We process data based on your consent and contract performance. Data categories collected include identity, contact, estate, and financial information. Consumer vault entries are browser-encrypted; some authorised sharing workflows use server-side envelope encryption so access can be scanned, granted and audited. The security of your own device and passphrase remains your responsibility. Data is held with our cloud and database providers under written POPIA processing terms. Retention: active accounts are retained while the account remains open. Deleted vault contents are removed from active storage. Limited regulatory, audit and transaction records may be retained where required by law, including FICA records kept for at least 5 years from the applicable trigger date.

    You have the right to access, correct, delete, or object to processing of your personal information. Contact our Information Officer at support@wheniamgone.co.za for data subject requests. We notify the Information Regulator and affected data subjects as soon as reasonably possible after discovery of a security compromise, in line with POPIA. Our internal target is 72 hours where the facts allow it. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

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    When I Am Gone is a registered Financial Services Provider | FSP No: 55699 | Regulated by the FSCA

    Administrative vault services are non-FAIS. Insurance services, where live, are financial services and are provided under the relevant authorisation, disclosures and product-provider terms. The will wizard and estate vault are software tools, not FAIS products. Insurance cover products are not yet on sale. When insurance products are offered, any remuneration will be regulated under FAIS and disclosed before any transaction. CPA and ECTA cooling-off rights apply where the transaction qualifies. The FSP licence is held by When I Am Gone alone and is never re-presented under a partner brand.

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