In the common-law jurisdiction, the administration of a property on death arises if the deceased is legally a testament, which means they do not leave a will, or some assets are not disposed of by their will.
When a person dies leaving a testament appointing an executor, and the executor legally dumps the property of the deceased in England and Wales, then the treasure will be a will. However, if there is no will remaining, or the will is invalid or incomplete in some way, then the administrator must be appointed. They perform a similar role to the executor of the will but, where there is no instruction in the will, the administrators must distribute his or her property in accordance with the rules laid down by law and common belief.
Certain properties fall outside the plantation for administrative purposes, the most common example is probably a co-owned home that escapes salvation on the first death of the couple being the only surviving name. Other examples include discretionary death benefits from pension funds, accounts with certain financial institutions subject to nomination and life insurance policy results that have been written into trust. Property trust will also often fall outside the plantation but this will depend on the terms of trust.
Video Administration (probate law)
Administration Letter
English law
Upon the death of the pretender, or the person who leaves the testament without appointing the executive, or when the appointee of the will can not or will not act, the Probate Division of the High Court or the local Probate Registry District shall appoint an administrator who performs a similar task to an executor. The court does this by giving administrative papers to the rightful person, who must hire a lawyer to begin this process. Administrative grants may be general (in which the deceased has died) or are limited. The order in which the court will make a general grant of letters follows the sequence:
- The surviving spouse, or civil partner, as may be the case;
- Nearby family;
- Crown;
- Creditor;
- Strangers.
Under the rules for the distribution of plantations without a will (the Intestation Rule), where a child under 18 will inherit or a live interest will appear, the District Court or Registry Probate will normally appoint at least two administrators. On some plantations, even under the law, it is unclear who is the closest relative, and probate research may be needed to find the eligible beneficiaries.
An administrator (sometimes known as administratrix, if female) acts as a personal representative of the deceased in connection with land and other property in the United Kingdom. Consequently, when the land under the administration is composed entirely or most of the land, the court will grant the administration to the heirs to rule out the immediate family. In the absence of the heir or the immediate family, the Crown has the right to property (other than land) as bona vacantia, and to the land based on the historical rights of the Crown lands (and Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster in their respective territories ). If the creditor claims and receives an Administrative Grant, the court forces him to enter into a bond with two assurances that he will not prefer his own debts to other creditors.
Maps Administration (probate law)
Other Administrative Letter Type
Cases which are more important than the granting of special administrative letters include the following:
- Administration of cum testamento annexo , in which the deceased has left the testament but has appointed no executive to it, or the appointed executive has died or refused to act. In this case the court will provide grants to such persons, usually inheritance residues, with the greatest beneficial interest on the estate.
- Administration of non administatal de bonis occurs in two cases:
- Where the executor dies after a will without actually managing the property
- The administrator place is off.
In the first case the principle of cum testamento administration is followed, in the second of the general grant in the selection of the person to whom the letter is given.
- Administration describes minore aetate, when the executor or person is entitled to a general underage grant.
- Administration of durante absentia, when the executive or administrator leaves the jurisdiction for more than a year.
- Administration pendente lite, where there is a dispute concerning the person entitled to a judge's verdict or general grant of court letters appointing the administrator until the question is decided.
See also
- Probate (administration, to test and test plantations, in the United States and England and Wales)
- Administration of Estates Act 1925
- Probate Grant Calendar and Administration Letter (CGPLA)
- Land planning
References
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