Amendment of Division

Can the division of the estate according to the inheritance order be amended if one of the properties was actually worth less than valued? 

Only in certain circumstances – if the property that was initially overvalued was actually worth more than a sixth less than estimated.

No! Where one of the properties in the estate has decreased in value by more than one sixth, the inheritance order is to be amended, regardless of whether the original division was via agreement between heirs, or according to a court order.

In these circumstances there will be no need to prove that the property decreased in value by more than one sixth, because a new order granted because of new facts necessitates a new division of the estate anyway. 

Is it possible to amend or correct a division of estate property after it has already been divided? 

Yes! If the estate has already been divided by agreement between the heirs, or by a court order, and then it transpires that one of the properties was actually worth more than a sixth less than valued, or the Inheritance or Probate will was cancelled, then the heirs who received more than their correct share have to return the excess to those who got less than their correct share.

Will an heir who received more than the correct share of the estate always have to return the excess to the ones who received less than the correct share? 

No! If an heir who received more than the correct amount in good faith, then he/she will only have to return all the excess, but only what he/she has left of it.

What is the position if someone received property which does not belong to the estate by mistake? 

It must be returned to the rightful owner.