Nana Kumi Yeboah is a popular stenographer in Berekum, Bono Region
Nana Kumi Yeboah, a popular stenographer in the Berekum Municipality of the Bono Region, has urged families to ensure proper documentation of their wills backed by legal approval.
He said families ought to ensure that their self-acquired properties are well documented to stem disputes over the estates of deceased persons.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Berekum, Nana Yeboah expressed concern about the growing number of family disputes over the sharing of properties left behind by deceased persons, warning that such litigations were disintegrating families in the area.
He said: “Many extended and nuclear families in Berekum have disintegrated due to the sharing of deceased persons’ properties,” and cautioned families against the growing practice of verbal and video-recorded wills, saying these documents could be easily doctored and distorted.
Nana Yeboah said the best way families could pass on their properties to relatives and children was to ensure that those properties were properly identified and documented in writing.
He cautioned against verbal wills and video recordings, stating that although documentation with the court is a legally recognised method, it was advisable for families to endeavour to keep their wills confidential.