LAGOS STATE WILLS LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

WILLS LAW OF LAGOS STATE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Power to dispose property by will.

2.       Provision for family and dependants.

3.       Will of person under age invalid.

4.       Requirements for the execution of a will.

5.       Execution of appointments by will.

6.       Provision as to wills of seamen, mariners and crew of commercial airlines.

7.       Will not void because of incompetency of attesting witness.

8.       Gifts to attesting Witness or Spouse of attesting witness void.

9.       Creditor attesting a will charging estate with debt.

10.     Executor to be admitted a witness.

11.     Wills revoked by marriage.

12.     No revocation by presumption from altered circumstance.

13.     In what cases wills may be revoked.

14.     Alteration in will after execution.

15.     Revival of revoked will.

16.     Effect of subsequent disposition or other act.

17.     Wills to speak from death of testator.

18.     Residuary dispositions to include lapsed or void dispositions.

19.     General disposition of land to mean right of occupancy.

20.     General gift to include property under general power of appointment.

21.     The words “die without issue” or “die without leaving issue” etc. to be construed.

22.     Disposition of property to trustee or Executor.

23.     Presumption of survivorship.

24.     Gift to children leave issue living at testator’s death.

25.     Repeal.

26.     Interpretation.

27.     Citation and commencement .

WILLS LAW

A Law to regulate the disposition of property by will in Lagos State and for connected purposes.

[1990 No. 2.]

[Commencement.]                                                             [24th August, 1990]                     

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA