TY - BOOK AU - Musyoka, William. TI - A casebook on the law of succession SN - 9966744851 U1 - 346.052 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Nairobi, Kenya PB - LawAfrica Publishing (K) Ltd. KW - Part one: Introduction KW - The law of succession applying in Kenya after 1981 KW - Part two: testate succession KW - The nature and function of wills KW - The creation of a valid will KW - Revocation, alteration and revival of will KW - Gifts by will and their failure KW - Construction of wills KW - Part Three: Intestacy KW - Intestate succession KW - Part Four: Protection of estates KW - Protection provisions KW - Part five: grants of representation KW - Grant of representation KW - Probate jurisdiction KW - Non-contentious probate KW - Contentious probate KW - Part Six: Administration of estates KW - Collection, realistaion and management of estates KW - Payment of expenses, debts and pecuniary legacies KW - Distribution of the estate KW - Remedies of beneficiaries and creditors KW - Estate accounts KW - Part Seven: Post-mortem alterations KW - Dependency and family provisions KW - Disclaimers and variations KW - Part Eight: The general principles of African customary law and Islamic law of succession N2 - "This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice by way of case law and materials. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate and Judge and the law student." ER -