When family members die in the same accident and no one can say who died first, Malaysian law presumes the younger survived the elder, a rule that can send part of a parent's estate through a child's estate to in-laws instead of a surviving spouse. It only applies when evidence truly runs out, has no bearing on faraid for Muslim families, and can be displaced by a well drafted survivorship clause in a will.

Authored by Pravin Rakawan Introduction A debtor's death does not cancel the debt. It plainly becomes a claim against their estate instead. But a creditor who simply waits to be paid can easily be left out for reasons such as: - (a) estates get wound up, (b) money gets distributed, and (c) a claim is time barred. This article sets out who a creditor should claim against, how secured and unsecured debts are treated differently, what happens if the estate is insolvent and cannot pay everyone in...

Handling a loved one's estate? Learn which debts are paid first, what happens to mortgaged property, and how executors avoid personal liability.