SPECIAL EXECUTORS AS RESPECT TO SETTLED LAND
A testator may appoint, and in default of such express appointment shall be deemed to have appointed, as his special executors regarding settled land, the
Wills, administration of estates and property matters Blogs
This blog deals with aspects of a will, a personal representative, administration of estates of the deceased, and property-related matters linked to marriage or between couples. The purpose of this blog is to enlighten clients on several aspects touching on a will, administration of estates, a personal representative, and property-related matters between couples relating to succession.
Disputes on the administration of estates, property-related matters between members of the family, and the responsibility of personal representatives are quite common before courts of records in Cameroon specifically in the English-speaking regions.
The laws upon which the articles in this blog are based are as follows;
- The Southern Cameroon High Court Law 1955
- The Administration of Estates Act 1925
- The Married Women’s Property Act 1882
- The Civil Status Registration Ordinance 1981 etc.
The administration of the estate of the deceased especially in cases in which the deceased died without executing a valid will can be very challenging for families, personal representatives, trustees, debtors, creditors, advocates, and even the courts.
The articles in this blog have covered a wide spectrum of issues that can arise in the administration of estates in Cameroon.
We think that an informed client is a less stressful client for advocates.
SETTLED LAND AND REPRESENTATION NOT GRANTED TO TRUSTEES
Where settled land becomes vested in a personal representative, not being a trustee of the settlement, upon trust to convey the land to or assent
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
Every person to whom the administration of the real and personal estate of a deceased person is granted, shall, subject to the limitations contained in
RIGHT TO FOLLOW PROPERTY AND POWERS OF THE COURT
An assent or conveyance by a personal representative to a person other than a purchaser does not prejudice the rights of any person to follow
RIGHT OF PROVING EXECUTORS TO EXERCISE POWERS
Where probate is granted to one or some of two or more person named as executors, whether or not power is reserved to the others
REMEDIES OF MARRIED WOMAN FOR PROTECTION AND SECURITY OF SEPARATE PROPERTY
Every woman, whether married before or after the Act shall by section 12 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 have in her name against
THE REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE OF THE DECEASED ARE ASSETS FOR PAYMENT OF DEBTS
The real and personal estate, whether legal or equitable, of a deceased person, to the extent of his beneficial interest therein, and the real and
QUESTIONS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE AS TO PROPERTY
In any question between husband and wife by section 17 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 as to the title to or possession of
PROTECTION OF PERSONS ACTING ON PROBATE OR ADMINISTRATION
Every person making or permitting to be made any payment or disposing of in good faith under a representation shall be indemnified and protected in
POWERS TO APPOINT TRUSTEES OF INFANTS’ PROPERTY
Where an infant is absolutely entitled under the will or on the intestacy of a person dying before or after or after the commencement of