Section 270: When probate or administration may be granted by district judge
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part IX · in_force
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Probate of the will or letters of administration to the estate of a deceased person may be granted by a District Judge under the seal of his Court, if it appears by a petition, verified as hereinafter provided, of the person applying for the same that the testator or intestate, as the case may be, at the time of his decease had a fixed place of abode, or any property, moveable or immoveable, within the jurisdiction of the Judge.
Related sections
Section 269: When and how district judge to interfere for protection of propertySection 271: Disposal of application made to judge of district in which deceased had no fixed abodeSection 268: Proceedings of district judge's court in relation to probate and administrationSection 272: Probate and letters of administration may be granted by delegateSection 267: District judge may order person to produce testamentary papersSection 273: Conclusiveness of probate or letters of administration
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