testamentary
Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary.
Bequeathed by will; given by testament.
Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age.
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Equity under the Common law Roman law had a well-developed concept of the trust ( fideicommissum ) in terms of "testamentary trusts" created by wills but never developed the concept of the inter vivos (living) trusts which apply while the creator lives.
Does your will create a testamentary trust to benefit your spouse, common-law partner or children?
Because a will can become effective only upon death, a testamentary trust is generally created at or following the date of the settlor's death.
In addition to the above changes, the Quran imposed restrictions on testamentary powers of a Muslim in disposing his or her property.
The Quran contains only three verses that give specific details of inheritance and shares, in addition to few other verses dealing with testamentary.
This was the controversies contained in the case of Lawal Osula V Lawal Osula (1995) 9 NWLR part 419 SC 259. In that case Chief Lawal Osula made a testamentary disposition of his property.