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Construction of Wills

1 subsidiary principles

Effect of a testamentary disposition of the Igiogbe of a Bini man

Effect of customary law on the disposition of properties by a will

Elements of a valid will

Execution of wills

2 subsidiary principles

Meaning of a Will

Nature of a will

Need for the provisions of the law to be complied with for a will to be valid

Presumption of due and valid execution of a will

The condition for the validity of a devise or bequest in a will

The nature of the presumption of regularity which enures in favour of a Will

The principle that no one, other than the testator, can modify a Will

The principle that the testator must be of sound mind at the time of making the will

Validity of a will

11 subsidiary principles

What is a will?

When a property devised under a will vests in the beneficiary

Whether a testator can devise a jointly owned property to another person

Whether in proving the validity of a will, it is enough to prove that it was prepared by a legal practitioner

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