Inheritance Of A Missing Heir
Question A person was married and then divorced. From this marriage he had one son. He later re-married having a […]
Category: Inheritance
Properties Within A Trust In An Estate
Question Where the properties are in trust, as a ‘legal donkey’ as a result of estate planning to reduce the […]
Heirs Contributing To Estate Distribution Expenses
Question My father had land in India which is part of his estate. We need to pay the lawyers in […]
Interest Accrued In An Estate
Question There was some interest monies in the bank accounts of the deceased. Does that become part of her estate […]
An Heir Writing Off A Debt Owed To A Deceased On Behalf Of Other Heirs
Question My Father passed away in 2006. There are debtors who owed money to my father but my mothers has […]
An Heir Not Repaying A Loan Taken From The Deceased
Question My Father passed away in 2006. We have a sister who took a loan from my father and has […]
Relinquishing A Share Inherited In An Inherited Home
Question Assuming the current heirs (sons and daughter) would like their mum to have the house and therefore hand over […]
Zakaat On Land Which Was Not Distributed In An Estate
Question If some land has not been distributed between the heirs for some time, does each of them have to […]
An Executor Making A Unilateral Decision On Behalf Of Other Heirs
Question Description My late Dad had left behind an Islamic Will. Through that process my elder brother and I had […]
The Urgency Of Distributing An Estate
Question What is the Shar’iah ruling regarding the amount of time a family has to wind up the estate? We […]