• An application for a grant of probate is made in the form of a petition in English and the will must be attached to the application and lodged in a magistrate court where the deceased had permanent residence.
• Where the will is written in a language other than English, an English translation must be attached to the application.
• The application must be verified by at least one of the witnesses to the will.
• The applicant must attach the following;
• Death certificate
• LC letter confirming the death of the person who made the will
• Copy of the will. 

The petition must state the following;

• Date of the person who made the will died
• That the will was his/her last will
• List of all the property left by the deceased and their value in monetary terms
• List of dependent relatives
• State that the person applying for the grant of probate is the executor named in the will
• A declaration of compliance that the requirements of the law and payment of estate duty have been complied with.

The law of succession involves the management of the property of a deceased person. There are two ways to deal with a deceased person’s property depending on whether at death they had left a will or not.

The authority given to an executor/executrix (a person named in the will to distribute the property) is called a grant of probate

The authority given to an administrator (person given authority to distribute the property of a person who died without a will) is called letters of administration.

• Make more than one copy of the will to avoid forgery of it.
• The will can be kept by anyone who he/she trusts including lawyers, a bank, an insurance company, a close friend, a LC official, an elder, a relative, a religious leader, friend among others.
• A person with whom a will is kept should make it known immediately upon the death of the testator.