On 27 October 2022, Ms. Murshidah Mustafa enlightened members on the amendments to the Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955.
Among the changes to be introduced are the increase of the total value of a small estate from RM2,000,000.00 and below to RM5,000,000.00 and below, and the expansion of the Estate Distribution Unit’s jurisdiction from just immovable properties to both immovable and movable properties.
Members voiced their concerns about the bottleneck that might follow this change, as the processing of existing cases typically takes more than 6 months. Ms. Murshidah informed participants that the Estate Distribution Unit would be looking into increasing manpower to prepare for the changes to come.
Our Chairlady, Ms. Amber, presented the token of appreciation to the Ms. Murshidah after the talk.
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