Today's News leading news sources on the Web. Investment Club Central. Articles for NAIC and investment club members, including the popular Stock Selection Guide Tutorial Bahamas Probate Veronica D. Grant Dupuch and Turnquest Probate is generally considered as the application to The Probate Side of The Supreme Court for the granting of Probate of Wills and Letters of Administration. Probate is the general name given to the law of Wills, succession, inheritance, intestacy and administration. When advising on Probate, one must necessarily consider the Law of Succession.
Testamentary disposition is at the sole discretion or preference of an individual.
It is therefore of paramount importance that a person disposes of his assets by a simple Will to ensure that the person who benefits is the individual whom he the Testator wishes. The Probate side of the Supreme Court determines what testamentary documents are acceptable for the issuance of the Grant and the proper party to be appointed as the Personal Representative. A Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration would be issued where the deceased died testate or intestate and all the statutory requirements of The Supreme Court Act relating to Probate Causes and Matters are met. However, even though the Deceased died testate, a Grant of Probate may not be issued but rather a Grant of Letter of Administration with Will Annexed. Resealing Of Foreign Grants Application to the Supreme Court of The Bahamas for Resealing of Foreign Grants is necessary when a foreign person dies vested with Real or Personal Property situate within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.