As we are all mortal and death often comes like a thief when we least expected, we owe it to our loved ones to make a Will during our lifetime. After reading my earlier blogs, we know that it is important to write a Will because by not making a Will, all our assets will not be distributed according to our wishes after our death.
When a person dies without making a Will, he is said to have died "Intestate", his property is called his " Estate" and his children, his "Issues". The law that deals with the distribution of the property of an Intestate is the Distribution Act 1958, which applies to non-Muslims in Peninsular Malaysia only. An Intestate's estate will be distributed among the surviving family members according to the Distribution Act. The same law applies to the male or female deceased persons. The procedures for an Intestate to apply the Letter of Administration will be different from those who has a valid Will.
