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marshalling assets [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

In the administration of the estate of a deceased person, arranging the assets so as to give effect to the priority of debts. In the distribution of an estate, ranking the assets in such a way as to achieve an equitable distribution of them among as many claims as possible according to the equities of the different parties. (Yogis, "Canadian Law Dictionary", 1983, p.132)

Key term(s)
  • marshalling of assets
  • marshaling assets

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

ordonnancement de l'actif : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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