POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RAISING MONEY
According to section 40 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925, it is stipulated that for giving effect to beneficial interests, the personal representative may
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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.
POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AS TO APPROPRIATION
The personal representative may appropriate any part of the real or personal estate, including things in action, of the deceased in the actual condition or
POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
When dealing with the real and personal estate of the deceased his personal representatives shall, for purposes of administration, or during a minority of any
POWER FOR SPECIAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO DISPOSE OF SETTLED LAND
The special personal representatives may dispose of settled land without the concurrence of the general personal representatives, who may likewise dispose of the other property
OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AS TO GIVING POSSESSION OF LAND AND POWERS OF THE COURT
A personal representative, before giving assent or making a conveyance in favor of any person entitled, may permit that person to take possession of the
MONEY PAYABLE UNDER POLICY OF ASSURANCE NOT TO FORM PART OF THE ESTATE OF THE INSURED
By section 11 of the Married Women Property Act 1882, a married woman may by the power of making contracts herein-before contained effect a policy
MARRIED WOMAN CAPABLE OF HOLDING PROPERTY
A married woman shall in accordance with section 1 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 be capable of acquiring, holding and disposing by Will
MARRIED WOMAN AS AN EXECUTRIX OR TRUSTEE
A married woman who is an executrix or administratrix alone or jointly with any other person or persons of the estate of any deceased person,
LOANS BY WIFE TO HUSBAND
Any money or other estate of the wife lent or entrusted by her to her husband for any trade or business carried on by him,
LIABILITY OF PERSONS FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR RETAINING ESTATE OF DECEASED
If any person, to the defrauding of creditors or without full valuable consideration, obtains, receives, or holds any real or personal estate of a deceased