-without requiring letters of administration
With unanimous support from both sides of the House the Deceased Persons Estates’ Administration (Amendment) Bill was last evening passed by the National Assembly allowing for the payment of up to $750,000 to a claimant without requiring letters of administration as currently required previously.
This applies to money deposited by or owed to the deceased, and includes payments from individuals, organizations, financial institutions, the State, or national insurance bodies.
Mover of the bill Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, stated that while the previous amendment was “narrow” claimants would now be able to access much needed funds to either bury their loved ones or offset other funeral arrangements. He added that persons would have at one point in time experienced personally or heard from relatives what they would have endured while accessing funds from their deceased.