Section 37: Small successions

37. Small successions (1) Where application is made for the appointment of a notary, the Judge shall require proof, by affidavit or otherwise, of the value of the assets of the succession, and where the Judge is satisfied that the assets are not likely to exceed 6,000 rupees, he shall order the succession to be liquidated as a small succession, and that succession shall then be deemed a small succession, even if the assets subsequently are found to exceed 6,000 rupees. S45 – 7 [Issue 7] Succession and Wills Act (2) (a) The notary appointed to make the inventory of a small succession may also sell the movable property and effect the liquidation and partition of the succession. (b) In the order of appointment, the Judge shall fix a day for the commencement of the partition. (3) In the case of a small succession, this Act shall apply subject to the modifications contained in sections 38 to 56.