Statement of particulars

6- (1) The summons (Form 1) shall be accompanied by a statement by the applicant containing the following particulars:-

(a) the infant’s name and date of birth. An official certificate of birth from the appropriate Commissioner shall be attached to the summons. If the infant’s name cannot be traced in the Register of Births the fact should be stated in the applicant’s affidavit filed under paragraph (2) of this Rule;

(b) full particulars of the movable and immovable property falling to the infant as his share in the assets of the estate, with an approximate estimate of the income and capital value thereof;

(c) the name and address of the living parent of an infant and/or his nearest relatives;

(d) reference to the deceased’s estate administration relating to the infant, and the date of the filing and auditing of the final accounts of the administration;

(e) if a person is proposed as a guardian, a statement whether it is proposed that such person, if appointed, should be remunerated or not; and

(f) any exceptional circumstances specially affecting the administration of the infant’s property.

(2) An affidavit by the applicant verifying the statement shall be sufficient prima facie evidence of the particulars contained in the statement.

(3) The summons shall also be accompanied by an affidavit of some person or persons to the effect that from personal knowledge the proposed guardian is a fit and proper person to be appointed as such: Provided that if the applicant is not the proposed guardian then such evidence may be included in the applicant’s statement filed under paragraph (1) of this Rule.