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lettres d'administration générales [2 records]

Record 1 2014-02-21

English

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

general letters of administration: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

For the purposes of the "Administration of Estates Act 1925" [UK] "Administration" means with reference to the real and personal estate of a deceased person, letters of administration whether general or limited or with the will annexed or otherwise. ["Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate," 1982, p. 17].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

lettres d'administration générales : 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).

Key term(s)
  • lettre d'administration générale

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-01-23

English

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

General grants of administration are made where the party dies without a will, or dies without having made any valid testamentary disposition of his property or where the will appoints non executor to act here and disposes only of property situate abroad. (Widdifield, p. 135)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

lettres d'administration générales : 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).

OBS

lettres d'administration générales : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

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