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Spouses can't be automatic managers of deceased partners' property, court rules

The court has final discretion on who should administer contested estates. [iStock]

Spouses are not the automatic managers of their deceased partners’ estates, the High Court has ruled.

Justice Teresia Matheka of the Nakuru High Court ruled that spouses will not be allowed to take over control of their partners’ estate on basis of them being spouses alone.

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