Here are some true stories....

Case 1

A widow's demise had left a small child hopeless.She had a brother and she did not write a will. Her brother claimed all her assets and left her child to their auntie. Every month, the auntie requested expenses for the child but it was not easy to get it from the brother and eventually he didn't give any at all. Can u picture how sad it is....especially for the child...

Case 2

An Indian woman was not in good terms with her husband who abused her. So she wrote a will at a trustee bank. She willed all her assets to her children only. She did not know that the "will" would need some time to draft out the true copy. She was so depressed and committed suicide. Her will was not valid and her husband claimed all her assets without her consent. Her husband remarried and left her kids to her parents...without her assets.

Case 3

A father's demise left without a will to his wife, an elder daughter and a young son. After his death, his wife was so sad and depressed and didn't know what to do. Luckily, his elder daughter came back from overseas and brought his original death certificate to the legal administrator. They are entitled only half of his assets. The other half had to be legally distributed to his mother and brothers. These procedures took them years to settle and in addition they had to pay for all the lawyer's expensive charges and expenses. Why it took so long was because the other side of the family are claiming that they deserve half of his assets. They are still fighting for it....

Case 4

A widow(in Sarawak) went to the legal administrator after her husband's demise. She was told by the legal administrator that she should Thank God for her husband who left them a will. If not she and her 2 daughters would not entitled to any of her deceased husband's assets because she does not have a son to claim the legal heir right. Without a will, all her husband assets will goes to her husband's mother and brothers only. This is because the ordinance law in Sarawak here are different than the West Malaysia and Sabah. So don't think all the ordinance law works the same. Better safe guard than sorry.