Letters of Administration
Letters of Administration refer to a formal document issued by a probate court appointing a manager of the assets and liabilities of the estate of the deceased in certain situations.…
General Administrator
General administrator is a person appointed to administer the entire estate of an intestate decedent. Generally, a person who is competent to act as an ordinary administrator may also act…
Intestacy
Intestacy is the condition of having died without a valid will. The person dies without making a will and leaving behind property greater than the total amount of funeral expenses…
Domiciliary Administrator
Domiciliary administrator means an administrator of a decedent’s estate appointed and acting at the place of the decedent’s domicil.
Executors and Administrators
Executors and administrators are the representatives of decedents’ estates and have the responsibility of administering and settling those estates. An executor is nominated by the testator for the purpose of…
Foreign Administrator
A foreign administrator means an administrator appointed in another state. Generally a foreign administrator or executor has no authority to maintain suits in a state other than that of their…
Intestate; Intestate Estate; Intestate Succession
Intestate. When used in regard to a person, intestate means not having made a legally valid will prior to death; when used in regard to property, intestate means not effectively…
Letters (Probate)
Written communications of expressions, opinions, testamentary and inferences recorded for later references are letters. Letters includes letters testamentary, letters of guardianship, letters of administration, and letters of conservatorship. [Section 1…
