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The Kerala High Court has clarified the procedure to be followed for providing proof of execution of documents required by ...
If you have more than one adult child, how do you choose which should be your executor without offending the others? Here are ...
What is the position when someone dies and the person standing to inherit their house or other immovable property is still a ...
According to a survey by Caring.com, only 33% of Americans have either a will or a trust. Neglecting to create these estate ...
SC rules that nominees under Section 109A of the Companies Act do not gain absolute ownership of shares, preserving legal heirs' rights under succession ...
An English Will in 2025 differs only marginally from an English Will created back at the time of the 1837 Wills Act, which ...
The Law Commission reforms to wills make this an excellent time to reflect, not only on how they will affect your own clients ...
The High Court (before Mr Justice Herbert); judgment delivered 24 July 2000. Where a testator provides in a will for the appointment of A or B as executor, the clause is not necessarily void for ...
The ITAT Delhi addressed cross-appeals in Amit Gupta vs. ACIT, ruling on Section 54B deduction based on extended return filing dates and clarifying Section 54F exemption for jointly owned ...
Telegraph racing editor Ray Thomas and form expert Shayne O’Cass debate the chances across 10 races at the McKell Cup meeting ...
Community property refers to a U.S. state-level legal distinction that designates a married individual's assets. In a community property jurisdiction, any income and any real or personal property ...
But what is the position when the testator dies and the person standing to inherit is still a minor? Can they inherit? In this article, we look at how this position is dealt with in our law. The ...