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2. Letters of Administration - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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   The net estate is inclusive of property that passed by the laws of intestacy, testamentary property, and testamentary substitutes, as enumerated in EPTL 5-1.1-A. New York's classification of testamentary substitutes that are included in the net estate make it challenging for a deceased spouse to disinherit their surviving spouse.

4. Administration (probate law) - Wikipedia

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   The court does this by granting letters of administration to the person so entitled. Grants of administration may be either general (where the deceased has died intestate) or limited. [1] The order in which the court will make general grants of letters follows the sequence: The surviving spouse, or civil partner, as the case may be; The next of ...

5. Personal representative - Wikipedia

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   These are often referred to as "letters testamentary", "letters of administration" or "letters of representation", as the case may be. These documents, with the appropriate death certificate , are often the only license a person needs to do the banking, stock trading, real estate transactions, and other actions necessary to marshal and dispose ...

6. Holographic will - Wikipedia

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   Holographic wills have been treated differently by different jurisdictions throughout history. For example, some jurisdictions historically required that a holographic will had to be signed by witnesses attesting to the validity of the testator's signature and intent.

7. Probate - Wikipedia

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   In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the state where the deceased resided at the time of their death.

8. Attestation clause - Wikipedia

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   The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

9. Codicil (will) - Wikipedia

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   A codicil is a testamentary or supplementary document similar but not necessarily identical to a will.The purpose of a codicil can differ across jurisdictions.It may serve to amend, rather than replace, a previously executed will, serve as an alternative or replacement to a will, or in some instances have no recognized distinction between it and a will.