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Category Archives: Rockwills & Estate planning
The heartache of intestacy (people dying without Wills)
Not leaving a Will means leaving a heartache for a bereaving family, especially one that is unaware of the legal quicksand. Can you imagine a scenario such as this: a man died without having written a Will. All he owned … Continue reading
The probate, explained
This is interesting information on the Probate from The Times newspaper quite some time ago. Do note that the article is based on the laws of the United Kingdom and may not be totally applicable to your country of domicile. … Continue reading
Another question of shelter
An elderly parent needs to consider various issues before transferring his only house to his child. THE pursuit of material possessions is a common obsession, and people’s attitude towards ownership of property may change as they get older. Many, after … Continue reading
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Tagged house, property, shelter, title, transfer
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Malaysian insurance laws under sections 166 and 167
Well, I learnt something useful today. I’m not an insurance person, so I’ve always found it very confusing when trying to deal with the types of nominations under the important sections 166 and 167 of the Malaysian Insurance Act 1996. … Continue reading
Posted in Insurance, Rockwills & Estate planning, Rockwills & Inheritance
Tagged administrator, executor, Insurance, Malaysia, Rockwills, section 166, section 167, trust, trustee, will
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A question of shelter
When a parent transfers a house to his child, it does not automatically give the former a right to stay on, on an unlimited basis. THE problem of children neglecting their elderly parents is nothing new. It was recently highlighted … Continue reading
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Tagged house, property, shelter, title, transfer
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A cornerstone of estate planning
Making a will is a cornerstone of estate planning. If approached properly, it can be a golden opportunity to plan more than just who will get your stuff after you die. Even the simplest wills can offer invaluable peace of … Continue reading
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Tagged assets, executor, intestate, Quah, Rockwills, Rockwills & Estate planning, SS Quah, testator, trust, trustee, wills
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Will disputes
Here’s an interesting story picked up from a London online newspaper. Interesting read. When Dr Christine Gill last month successfully challenged her mother’s will, which had bequeathed the £2 million family farm in North Yorkshire to the RSPCA, it was … Continue reading
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An executor’s burden
Here’s a story picked up from TimesOnline recently. It asked the question of whether you’d want to be an executor and it went on to describe the burden of being it. Interesting read. No one tells you how time-consuming death … Continue reading
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Can heirs choose own executors?
From TimesOnline today, I’ve been reading that a retired civil servant in South London is bringing a High Court test case today over the fees charged to thousands of bereaved relatives each year by will-writing firms when they act as … Continue reading
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Frozen assets
When assets get frozen, who suffers? The beneficiaries are the ultimate sufferers but along the way. the executors may also find themselves in a bind. Here’s an old but interesting story from an online newspaper: KEITH WEBB found he had … Continue reading
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