Malaysia: Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

A last will and testament (Will) is an essential legal document that outlines how a person's property and assets will be distributed after their death.

Facts This dispute arose following the death of Tan Kah Yong (the ‘Deceased') where he left behind a wife to which he was married to under the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce)...

The Federal Court in Kalwant Singh A/L Ujagar Singh & Anor v Jaswant Kaur A/P Ujagar Singh A/P Ujagar Singh & Ors [2022] 3 MLJ 184 revolved around the issue of whether the absence of a residuary clause in a will results in partial intestacy ...

The possible scenarios involving IEP are perhaps endless and will vary from person to person. Islamic Estate Planning Is it possible for a Muslim to make a will or must he or she rely completely on the mechanics of Faraid (the Islamic law of inheritance) upon his or her death? How do you, for example, ensure that your adopted child is cared for long after you are gone? What is the position of a jointly acquired property during the subsistence of a valid marriage when

In the estate planning arena, there has been a flurry of activities in various common law jurisdictions in legislating and promoting the concept of private foundation as an alternative to trust.

These legislative efforts are reminiscent of the development in which common law trust or trust-like arrangements found their way into some civil law countries.