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Administration of Small Estates Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004).

Country/Territory
Antigua and Barbuda
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette of 2004, pp. 1-4.
Long title
An Act to make provision for the Administration of Small Estates.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Inheritance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Smallholders/peasants
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides for the administration of small estates in case of an owner dying intestate or with a will leaving a small estate. "Small estates" means all property, real and personal of a deceased person which does not exceed a specified value. Persons specified in section 3 may apply to the Registrar to be appointed as administrator. Section 4 provides for nomination by a Judge in case of probate of will of a deceased person. Duties and powers in respect of procedures for the appointment of administrators are set out in section 6. Section 8 prescribes offences for the making of false statements.

Full text
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