It has been 12 months since Mabirizi passed away and left his property undistributed. In that time, Muvubi has bought 3 new boats, a motorcycle and has married 3 wives. Mabirizi’s children and wife have been living off the mercy of the other relatives but his widow wants to know what to do about Muvubi is wasting their property.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
The law says that no one should deal with the property of a person who has passed away unless they have authority either from the will of the deceased or from a court order allowing them (This can be a probate (when there is a will) or letters of administration (if there is no will)).
However if someone does go ahead and make use of the property of the deceased without a court order, then the law will look at person as committing an illegal act. (This is called intermeddling). On the otherhand, if the person has authority to deal with the property and still misuses the property, this person is now required to also compensate the family for the misused property.
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