Previously, I shared about claiming estate for a person who does not leave behind a Will through Amanahraya.
In such a claim, the spouse, the parents and the children become the valid parties to inherit the estate. Therefore, the relationship must be established / proofed. The needed documents for this will be:-
- IC of all beneficiaries
- Marriage Certificate - to prove legal husband / wife
- Birth Certificte of deceased - to prove legal parents
- Birth Certificate of children - to prove legal children
- Death Certificate - in case where any parties is had pass away, death certificate is needed
For older peoples, especially those born before / right after independence, they may not pay high attention to Birth Certificate. They were more concerned with Sijil Kerakyatan, and blue IC. To be able to stay in Malaya with all the legal rights was the main concern. So they may not have / care to keep their Birth Certificate.
