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The administrator of an estate is a legal term referring to a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person who left no will. [1] Where a person dies intestate, i.e., without a will, the court may appoint a person to settle their debts, pay any necessary taxes and funeral expenses, and distribute the remainder according to the procedure set down by law.
Administration durante absentia, when the executor or administrator is out of the jurisdiction for more than a year. Administration pendente lite, where there is a dispute as to the person entitled to probate or a general grant of letters the court appoints an administrator till the question has been decided. [3]
But the role of the executor is to resolve the testator's estate and to distribute the estate to the beneficiaries or those otherwise entitled. Sometimes, in England and Wales, a professional executor is named in the will – not a family member but (for example) a solicitor, bank or other financial institution.
As the administrator of her estate, am I able to request a new title? — Sheila O. A: As the administrator of your mother’s estate, you are allowed to apply for a duplicate title for her vehicle.
The probate court will then oversee the process of distributing the deceased's assets to the proper beneficiaries. A probate court can be petitioned by interested parties in an estate, such as when a beneficiary feels that an estate is being mishandled. The court has the authority to compel an executor to give an account of their actions.
Administrator – person appointed or who petitions to administer an estate in an intestate succession. The antiquated English term of administratrix was used to refer to a female administrator but is generally no longer in standard legal usage. Apertura tabularum – in ancient law books, signifies the breaking open of a last will and testament.
After discovering Morrison’s journals over a decade prior, Chewning — the executor of Morrison’s estate along with their brother Andrew, decided to publish them.
Traditionally, letters of administration granted to a representative of a testator's estate are called "letters of administration with the will annexed" or "letters of administration cum testamento annexo" or "c.t.a.". Essentially, this document is issued to the person who will administer the estate of someone who dies without a will.