Tutorial 10 (Week 12)

Question 1
Critically analyse the major differences between section 6 of Distribution Act 1958 (prior to
amendment) and Section 6 of the Distribution (Amendment) Act 1997 with regards to the
distribution.

Question 2
Tom died in 2010 without leaving a will. He was survived by the following persons:
I. Claire, his widow.
II. Chris, his son died in the year 2009.
III. Donna and Fellicia, granddaughters (Chris’s children).

What is the distribution of his property?

Question 3
Edmund died in 2004 without leaving a will. He is survived by the following persons:
I. Elizabeth, his wife.
II. Mr Eric and Mrs Sara, his parents.
III. Grace, his daughter.
IV. Max, adopted son of Edmund and Elizabeth.
Edmund and Elizabeth is in the process of divorce before Edmund died in 2004.
What is the distribution of his property?

Question 4
Daisy died intestate on 1st June 2008. Leon, Daisy’s brother predeceased her in 2003. She was
survived by the following persons:
a. Tina, Daisy’s sister.
b. Mr. Harry, Daisy’s grandfather.
What is the distribution of her property?