Table of Contents

Aspects of distribution on intestacy; Definition and nature of a will; A free and capable testator: capacitiy and intention; Formal requirements of a valid will; The revocation of wills; Obliterations, interlineations and alterations; Republication and revival of wills; The Jurisdiction of the probate division of the supreme court; Estates pending grants of representation and executor de son tort; Grants of representation: aspects of procedure, some powers and duties of the legal personal representative; Testator's family maintenance; Legacies; Protected assets and the doctrine of marshalling; Locke King's Act; Administration of assets; Distribution of the estate.