We are equipped to advise you and assist in the preparation of your last will and testament, and to assist you to obtain grant of probate or letters of administration from the High Court.
If you are non-Muslim and would like to bequeath your properties to certain family members or selected individuals or organisations, or if you wish for your assets to be distributed in a particular way, you should consider executing a valid will to put into effect your wishes.
Upon your demise, the executor or executors who are appointed under your will would apply to Court for a grant of probate to enable them to deal with your estate under the provisions of the said will.
The law is reason free from passion – Aristotle
For non-Muslims, in the event you pass away without a will, your assets will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Distribution Act 1958. Your next-of-kin would have to apply for letters of administration from the Court in order to deal with your estate, or from the Small Estates Division of the Department of the Director-General of Lands and Mines (Bahagian Harta Pusaka Kecil, Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian) if the assets of the deceased consists in whole or in part of immoveable property located in any state where the total value does not exceed RM2million at the date of the application.
Upon the death of Muslims, their estate will be distributed in accordance with hukum faraid under Islamic Syariah laws. After obtaining the requisite faraid certificate from the relevant religious authority, your Muslim representative will similarly apply to the Court for grant of letters of administration if the deceased’s assets exceed RM2million, or to the Bahagian Harta Pusaka Kecil where applicable (as explained above).
