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GENERAL GRANT PROBATE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grant of administration with the will annexed
1, record 1, English, grant%20of%20administration%20with%20the%20will%20annexed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grant of administration with will annexed 1, record 1, English, grant%20of%20administration%20with%20will%20annexed
correct
- grant of administration cum testamento annexo 1, record 1, English, grant%20of%20administration%20cum%20testamento%20annexo
correct
- letters of administration with the will annexed 1, record 1, English, letters%20of%20administration%20with%20the%20will%20annexed
correct, plural
- letters of administration with will annexed 1, record 1, English, letters%20of%20administration%20with%20will%20annexed
correct, plural
- letters of administration cum testamento annexo 1, record 1, English, letters%20of%20administration%20cum%20testamento%20annexo
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
letters of administration with the will annexed; letters of administration with will annexed; letters of administration cum testamento annexo: terms usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - grant%20of%20administration%20with%20the%20will%20annexed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Where the deceased left a will, but there is no proving executor, a grant of administration "cum testamento annexo" is made. [Mellows, "The Law of Succession," 4th ed., 1983, p. 226]. 1, record 1, English, - grant%20of%20administration%20with%20the%20will%20annexed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a will of the deceased exists, but no executors has been appointed, or the executor appointed predeceases the testator, or refuses or becomes incapable to act, the court will grant(as a general rule, to the person having the greatest interest under the will, e. g., the residuary legatee) letters of administration with the will annexed(cum testamento annexo), a grant which is similar to probate of the will.(Jowitt, p. 1084) 1, record 1, English, - grant%20of%20administration%20with%20the%20will%20annexed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'administration testamentaire
1, record 1, French, lettres%20d%27administration%20testamentaire
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l'équivalent français, l'adjectif «testamentaire» qualifie le mot «administration»; il ne prend pas la marque du pluriel. 1, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27administration%20testamentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'administration testamentaire : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27administration%20testamentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lettres d'administration testamentaire : 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). 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27administration%20testamentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- probate caeterorum
1, record 2, English, probate%20caeterorum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Probate "caeterorum" is granted where the executor for the special purpose has taken his grant and the general executor later applies.(Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate, 1982, p. 264). 1, record 2, English, - probate%20caeterorum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation complémentaires
1, record 2, French, lettres%20d%27homologation%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres d'homologation complémentaires : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation complémentaires : 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). 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lettre d'homologation complémentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- general grant of probate
1, record 3, English, general%20grant%20of%20probate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- general probate 1, record 3, English, general%20probate
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
General and limited probate. Where a testator has appointed an executor of his will generally, and another executor for particular purposes, and the general and limited executors apply for probate together, the grant is made in the same instrument, but the powers of each are distinguished; i. e., probate in respect of all the estate is granted to the general executor but the powers of the other executor are limited in the manner specified in the will.(Tristram and Coote, 26th, p. 374) 1, record 3, English, - general%20grant%20of%20probate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation générales
1, record 3, French, lettres%20d%27homologation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres d'homologation 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). 2, record 3, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation générales : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 3, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-12-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cessate grant
1, record 4, English, cessate%20grant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grant of probate or administration... When the time of a limited grant has expired, the person entitled may apply for a general and regular grant.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 870) 1, record 4, English, - cessate%20grant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A "cessate" grant... seems to be a species of grant de bonis non, but is distinguished from the grant de bonis non by being in form a regrant of the whole of a deceased person’s estate. (Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 264) 1, record 4, English, - cessate%20grant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lettres postérieures
1, record 4, French, lettres%20post%C3%A9rieures
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres postérieures : 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). 2, record 4, French, - lettres%20post%C3%A9rieures
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres postérieures : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 4, French, - lettres%20post%C3%A9rieures
Record 4, Key term(s)
- lettre postérieure
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-10-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- caeterorum grant
1, record 5, English, caeterorum%20grant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- grant caeterorum 1, record 5, English, grant%20caeterorum
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A need for a "caeterorum" grant may arise, for example, when the assignee of part of the deceased's estate has obtained a grant limited to the property he claims, or a legatee has obtained a grant limited to the amount of his legacy, or a trustee or "cestui que trust" has obtained administration limited to the property of which the deceased was trustee. In all such cases those entitled to a general grant, whether on intestacy or with the will annexed, may take administration of the rest of the deceased's estate.(Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 268) 1, record 5, English, - caeterorum%20grant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lettres complémentaires
1, record 5, French, lettres%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres complémentaires : 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). 2, record 5, French, - lettres%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres complémentaires : terme utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 5, French, - lettres%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
Record 5, Key term(s)
- lettre complémentaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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