CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURES IN THE HIGH COURT
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 NON-CONTENTIOUS & CONTENTIOUS PROBATE PROCEEDINGS
2.3 CONTENTIOUS PROBATE PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 3 ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE SMALL ESTATES DISTRIBUTION ACT 1965
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 Petition For Distribution
3.3 Procedure upon lodging petition
3.4 Stay of proceedings
3.5 Service of notice of application for distribution
3.6 Minors or persons of unsound mind as representatives
3.7 Hearing procedure of applications
3.8 “COLLATERAL DISPUTES”
3.9 POST-HEARING PROCEDURE
3.10 SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL ESTATES & LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION PENDENTE LITE
3.11 LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
3.12 FURTHER APPLICATIONS
3.13 APPEALS & OTHER PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURES IN THE PUBLIC TRUST CORPORATION AMANAH RAYA BERHAD
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 Administration of estates by Amanah Raya Berhad
CHAPTER 5 AL’WASSIYAH: THE MUSLIM WILL
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 Al-WASSIYAH AS DEFINED BY THE FOUR (4) SUNNI SCHOOLS
5.3 THE FOUR (4) CONDITIONS OF AL-WASSIYAH
5.4 A MAXIMUM BEQUEST OF 1/3 (ONE-THIRD)
5.5 THE EXECUTOR
5.6 AL-FARAID IN THE CONTEXT OF AL-WASSIYAH
5.7 ADVANTAGES OF AL-WASSIYAH
5.8 THE STATUTORY POSITION OF AL-WASSIYAHIN MALAYSIA
5.9 AL-MUSI [THE TESTATOR]
5.10 AL-MUSALAHU [THE BENEFICIARY]
5.11 AL-MUSABIHI [THE SUBJECT-MATTER]
5.12 SIGHAH [OFFER & ACCEPTANCE]
5.13 WASSIYAH WAJIBAH [OBLIGATORY BEQUEST]
5.14 COMMENTARY
CHAPTER 6 “AL-HIBAH”: The Islamic Gift -Intervivos
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT IN HIBAH
6.3 THE STATUTORY POSITION OF HIBAH IN MALAYSIA
6.3.1 Hibah viz-a-viz Section 26 of the Contracts Act 1950
6.4 THE FORMALITIES OF HIBAH
6.5 HIBAH & TRUST: HIBAH AMANAH
6.6 HIBAH TRUST & THE CONVENTIONAL LIVING TRUST
6.7 COMMENTARY
CHAPTER 7 HARTA SEPENCARIAN: Matrimonial Division of Property
7.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER 8 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM ESTATES
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 DISTRIBUTION OF A MUSLIM ESTATE – Faraid Distribution
