246. Petition for letters of administration.
An application for letters of administration shall be made by petition
distinctly written in the English language, and stating—
(a) the time and place of the deceased’s death;
(b) the family or other relatives of the deceased, and their respective
residences;
(c) the right in which the petitioner claims;
(d) that the deceased left some property within the jurisdiction of the
High Court or district delegate to whom the application is made;
and
(e) the amount of assets which are likely to come to the petitioner’s
hands,
and, when the application is to a district delegate, the petition shall further
state whether the deceased, at the time of his or her death, resided within the
jurisdiction of the delegate.
247. Petition to be signed and verified.
A petition for probate or letters of administration shall, in all cases, be
subscribed by the petitioner and his or her advocate, if any, and shall be
verified by the petitioner in the following manner or to the like effect—
“I, _______________, the petitioner in the above petition,
declare that what is stated in it is true to the best of my
information and belief.”.
248. Verification of petition for probate by one witness to will.
Where the application is for probate, the petition shall also be verified by at
least one of the witnesses to the will, when procurable, in the following
manner or to the following effect—
“I, _______________, one of the witnesses to the last will and
testament of the testator mentioned in the above petition, declare
that I was present, and saw the testator affix his (or her) signature
(or mark) to it (or that the testator acknowledged the writing
annexed to the above petition to be his (or her) last will and
testament in my presence).”.
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