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Who will be In Charge of Our Estate Administration?
It depends on whether someone passed away leaving a will or without a will.
In the case of someone passed away leaving a will, the executor named in the will be the person to execute the will.
This means the executor will locate the will, bring it together with the death certificate and the deceased’s list of assets and liabilities to start administering the testator’s estate. In other words, the executor assumes the official role of proving a will by applying for a grant of probate.
‘Testator’ is a legal term for the person who wrote a will.
Whereas in the case of someone died without writing a will, any persons interested in the estate of the deceased may apply as the administrator.
An administrator is a person whom a letter of administration is granted authorizing the administrator to administer the deceased’s estate in accordance with law, i.e. the Distribution Act 1958. It must be noted that the appointment of administrator lies within the discretion of the Court as stated in Section 30 of Probate and Administration Act 1959.
https://chialee.com.my/probate-and-estate-a...on-in-malaysia/Just a thought, how come stock/investment account cannot have nominee? Like EPF and ASNB got nominee, but all these investment accounts don’t have. Just curious.