Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism

Family dispute is one of the issues that occur in the administration of the deceased’s estate. Such dispute may happen at any stage in estate administration, ranging from the application of letters of representation until the distribution of the deceased’s asset. The occurrence of family dispute...

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Main Authors: Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah, Abdul Hak, Nora, Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini, Halim, Akmal Hidayah
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/57608/13/57608-Overview%20of%20Family%20Disputes%20in%20Administration%20of%20Estates.pdf
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author Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah
Abdul Hak, Nora
Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
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Abdul Hak, Nora
Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
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description Family dispute is one of the issues that occur in the administration of the deceased’s estate. Such dispute may happen at any stage in estate administration, ranging from the application of letters of representation until the distribution of the deceased’s asset. The occurrence of family dispute tends to adversely affect the administration and may lead to delay in the distribution which at the same time, rendered the process incomplete. Despite the seriousness of family dispute in estate administration, there is however, no specific method in resolving family dispute apart from the litigation process. Litigation is considered unsuitable in this case due to its inability to address the emotional grief suffered by the parties in addition to its time consuming and relatively expensive cost. Mediation on the other hand, is seen as a potential dispute resolution mechanism thanks to its effective method in addressing the core issues in family dispute. This paper addresses the overview of family dispute as well as analyses mediation in addressing and resolving the issue in the administration of estate. The study undertakes a library based study as a selected research method through the analysis of selected materials including journal articles, textbooks, statutes and cases. The finding from this paper indicates that mediation excels in resolving family disputes due to its ability in remedying the emotional distress suffered mainly by the beneficiaries. It is suggested that the administrative bodies primarily, should start to take the initiative in introducing mediation in an effort to improve the process of estate administration in Malaysia
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spelling iium-576082018-01-13T06:31:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57608/ Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah Abdul Hak, Nora Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Halim, Akmal Hidayah KPG Malaysia Family dispute is one of the issues that occur in the administration of the deceased’s estate. Such dispute may happen at any stage in estate administration, ranging from the application of letters of representation until the distribution of the deceased’s asset. The occurrence of family dispute tends to adversely affect the administration and may lead to delay in the distribution which at the same time, rendered the process incomplete. Despite the seriousness of family dispute in estate administration, there is however, no specific method in resolving family dispute apart from the litigation process. Litigation is considered unsuitable in this case due to its inability to address the emotional grief suffered by the parties in addition to its time consuming and relatively expensive cost. Mediation on the other hand, is seen as a potential dispute resolution mechanism thanks to its effective method in addressing the core issues in family dispute. This paper addresses the overview of family dispute as well as analyses mediation in addressing and resolving the issue in the administration of estate. The study undertakes a library based study as a selected research method through the analysis of selected materials including journal articles, textbooks, statutes and cases. The finding from this paper indicates that mediation excels in resolving family disputes due to its ability in remedying the emotional distress suffered mainly by the beneficiaries. It is suggested that the administrative bodies primarily, should start to take the initiative in introducing mediation in an effort to improve the process of estate administration in Malaysia Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia 2017 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57608/13/57608-Overview%20of%20Family%20Disputes%20in%20Administration%20of%20Estates.pdf Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah and Abdul Hak, Nora and Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini and Halim, Akmal Hidayah (2017) Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism. In: International Conference on Dispute Resolution 2017 - Modern Trends in Effective Dispute Resolution, 9-10 Aug 2017, Kuala Lumpur. https://icdr2017.org/
spellingShingle KPG Malaysia
Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah
Abdul Hak, Nora
Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title_full Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title_fullStr Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title_short Overview of family disputes in administration of estates: Analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
title_sort overview of family disputes in administration of estates: analysis on mediation as effective dispute resolution mechanism
topic KPG Malaysia
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/57608/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/57608/13/57608-Overview%20of%20Family%20Disputes%20in%20Administration%20of%20Estates.pdf