Letters of Administration
- Letters of Administration
Letters of Administration are granted by a Surrogate Court or probate registry to appoint appropriate people to deal with a deceased person's estate where property will pass under Intestacy Rules or where there are no executors living (and willing and able to act) having been validly appointed under the deceased's will. Traditionally, letters of administration granted to a representative of a testate estate are called "letters of administration with the will annexed" or "letters of administration "cum testamentio annexio" or "c.t.a.".
ee also
* Administration
* Probate
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letters of administration — see letter 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. letters of administration … Law dictionary
letters of administration — ˌletters of adminiˈstration noun [plural] LAW in Britain, a document giving someone the authority to make sure that the property of a dead person is given to the people who have the legal right to receive it, for example those who are named in a… … Financial and business terms
letters of administration — n. Law a document issued by the probate court or some officer who has authority, directing a person to administer the goods or property of a dead person … English World dictionary
Letters of administration — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letters of administration D.B.N. — C.T.A. Document issued by probate court to one who is thereby authorized to administer estate in place of named executor in accordance with will of testator. See Letters of Administration C.T.A.; Letters of Administration D.B.N … Black's law dictionary
letters of administration D.B.N. — C.T.A. Document issued by probate court to one who is thereby authorized to administer estate in place of named executor in accordance with will of testator. See Letters of Administration C.T.A.; Letters of Administration D.B.N … Black's law dictionary
letters of administration with will annexed — England, Wales The grant of representation obtained by the personal representative of a deceased person s estate, where the deceased did not appoint an executor in his will (or where the appointed executor is unable or unwilling to act) … Law dictionary
letters of administration with the will annexed — Letters of administration issued in case no executor is appointed in the will or in case the person appointed in the will cannot qualify or refuses to do so … Ballentine's law dictionary
letters of administration — The official exemplification of the record of the appointment of an administrator of a decedent s estate by the court. 31 Am J Ex & Ad § 89. Letters granted to a person by a probate court evidencing such person s authority to act as administrator … Ballentine's law dictionary
joint letters of administration — Letters of administration granted and issued to two or more persons jointly. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 45 … Ballentine's law dictionary
