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Hong Kong Case Law

Entitlement to letters of administration
  • 26 Jan 2018

    WRIGHT SALLY JANE v. SAN COOK

    Citation
    [2018] HKCFI 124
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAP26/2012

    On the balance of probabilities the documentary evidence (Malaysian birth certificate, Malaysian identity card, marriage certificate, English birth certificate of defendant's son and Australian passport) together with corroborating correspondence and photographs established that Susan Cook is the deceased's daughter born as Chong Poh Yoke; accordingly Susan is entitled to share in administration and distribution of the estate and letters of administration should be granted jointly to Susan and Sally.