Subject Matter Index

Browse cases by legal subject matter and principles

Conditions for the validity of a will

Duty of the proponents of a will where there is a challenge to the validity of a will on grounds of undue influence, forgery and the like

Grounds upon which a will may be set aside

Modes of challenging the validity of a will

Nature of proof required where the validity of a will is challenged on grounds of forgery

On whom lies the burden of proving the validity of a will

Position of the law where the validity of a will is challenged

The party on whom the primary onus of proof as to the validity of a Will lies

The principle that the burden of proof rests on the party seeking to disprove a Will that has been admitted to probate

The rule that the signature of the testator shall be made in the presence of two or more witnesses present

Validity of a Will under the Wills Law, Cap. 194 Laws of Lagos State, 1994

What constitutes the formal validity of a will

Whether a party can challenge the validity of a will found 17 years after the grant of Letters of Administration by filing a caveat

Whether a testator should know and approve of the contents of his will

Whether a will attested to by one witness is valid

Whether a will deposited in court after fourteen days after having knowledge of the death of the deceased

Whether a will is valid where the requirement of both witnesses attesting and subscribing after the testator has made his signature or has acknowledged the same to them when both are actually present at the same time is not complied with

Whether a will must take a particular form

Whether a will not emanating from proper custody is invalid

Whether a will of a Bini man can be voided because the Igiogbe was devised to someone other that the eldest son

Whether an inadequate description or non-description or misdescription of properties devised in a will invalidates the will

Whether failure of the solicitor to endorse every page of a Will invalidates the will

Whether the absence of a jurat negates the validity of an otherwise valid Will

Whether the essential requirements of a will can be presumed where there is a challenge to the validity of the will on the ground of forgery

Whether the fact that some devises in a will could not have been made by the testator s a ground to challenge the validity of a will

Whether the failure of the lawyer who drafted a will to testify affects the genuineness of the will

Whether the maxim "omina praesumuntur rite esse acta" applies to all wills

Whether the requirements in Section 2(6) of Act 360 is essential to validity and non-compliance will render the will void

Access More on judy.legal

Get related cases, follow principles for updates, and access AI-powered research.

Explore judy.legal