Includes index.

Contents: Will under customary law -- Is samansiw a universal institution in Ghana? -- The English wills Act (1837) -- The will Act, 1971 (Act 360) of Ghana -- Disposition of property -- Different kinds of gift a testator may make -- Beneficary under a will -- Devolution on the estate after death of testator -- Probate -- Jurisdiction for granting probate -- Proving a will -- The construction of a will by the court -- Granting of probate -- Probate from other countries -- Forms of probate -- Revocation of grant of probate (or letters of administration) -- Administration of the estate -- Duties, rights and liabilities of executors or personal representatives.