Probate Rules 2017
38Period for issue of grant
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38 Period for issue of grant
(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or a judge, no grant will be issued until 14 days after the death of the deceased.
(2) If an application for a grant is made, for the first time, more than 2 years after the date of the deceased's death, the applicant for the grant must include, in the affidavit supporting the application for the grant, the following matters:
(a) an inventory of assets and liabilities of the deceased's estate at the time of the deceased's death;
(b) an inventory of assets and liabilities of the deceased's estate at the date of the making of the application;
(c) the reasons why an application in respect of the deceased has not been made previously;
(d) the reasons why the application is now being made.