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AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL WORKINGS OF IDEAL PROBATE REGISTRIES VIS-A-VIS THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROBATE REGISTRIES IN OTHER COMMON JURISDICTIONS

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An Overview Of The General Workings Of Ideal Probate Registries Vis-A-Vis The Comparative Analysis Of Probate Registries In Other Common Jurisdictions, Chinedu Chibueze Ihenetu-Geoffrey Nov 2010

An Overview Of The General Workings Of Ideal Probate Registries Vis-A-Vis The Comparative Analysis Of Probate Registries In Other Common Jurisdictions, Chinedu Chibueze Ihenetu-Geoffrey

Chinedu Chibueze Ihenetu-Geoffrey

The Probate Registries are efficient channels of dispensing justice in matters of testamentary instruments such as wills or estates. The Probate Registries have daunting challenges that needs to be addressed expediently, ranging from administrative problems, incessant delays, perversion of justice et al. This paper expounds the general workings of ideal probate registries vis-a-vis a comparative analysis of probate registries within common law jurisdictions with their peculiarities. Also, special recommendations would be proffered in a bid to structural revamp the Probate Registries in Nigerian Courts.