Berekum: 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 with legal approval. He said families ought to ensure that their self-acquired properties were well documented to stem family disputes over properties of deceased persons.

According to Ghana News Agency, Nana Yeboah expressed concern about the growing family disputes over the sharing of properties left behind by deceased persons, worrying that these litigations were disintegrating families in the area. He noted that many extended and nuclear families in Berekum have disintegrated due to the sharing of deceased properties and cautioned families against the growing practice of 'verbal and video recorded Wills,' as these documents could be easily doctored and distorted.

Nana Yeboah emphasized that the best way families could give their properties to their relatives and children was by ensuring that their properties were well identified and written in books. He cautioned against verbal Wills and video recordings, stating that while documentation with the court is a legally recognized method, it is advisable for families to endeavor to keep their wills confidential.