Category Archives: Probate for Muslims

Islamic Inheritance: Disclaimer and Assignment

When you have a probate, you have a circumstance where the decedent had the obligation to distribute assets based on the Islamic Rules of Inheritance.  In all likelihood, that obligation was not fulfilled and some sort of injustice is being done.   It is now the obligation of the persons receiving this wealth to then distribute this wealth [...]

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Guide to Islamic Inheritance up on our website

Our guide to Islamic Inheritance is now available on our website. Its lengthy, though not as lengthy as the original that we have been distributing at workshops the past several months.  I hope to make additional information on Islamic Inheritance and awqaf available to website readers and subscribers on a continuing basis.

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A look back at Estate Tax returns and a look forward to the unknown

Congress has not yet established what the estate tax will be beyond the unsustainable "Bush tax cuts."  The last year of this regime is 2010.  Of particular interest to anyone who wants to plan their estate, the tax is completely abolished that year.  In 2011 it comes back to levels seen in 2001 and touches [...]

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What is a probate?

Please visit us again as we refresh content on our website.

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