PERSONS ENTITLED TO GRANT OF PROBATE IN NIGERIA

PERSONS ENTITLED TO GRANT OF PROBATE

Order 55 Rule 25, Lagos High Court Civil Procedure Rules provides for such persons in an order of priority namely –

•  The executor;
• Any residuary legatee holding in trust for any other person (that is, where the residuary estate is   subject to a trust);
• Any residuary legatee or devisee for life;
• The ultimate residuary legatee or devisee, including one entitled on the happening of any contingency;
• Any specific legatee or devisee or creditor or their personal representative;
• Any specific legatee or devisee entitled on the happening of any contingency, or next-of-kin.

     

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