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DEVOLUTION ESTATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- administration de bonis non administratis
1, record 1, English, administration%20de%20bonis%20non%20administratis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- administration de bonis non 2, record 1, English, administration%20de%20bonis%20non
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An administration granted for the purpose of settling the remainder of an estate that was not administered by the former executor or administrator. 3, record 1, English, - administration%20de%20bonis%20non%20administratis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In certain cases, when a personal representative dies without having completed the administration of the estate, the office devolves without the necessity of any further grant. In other cases, however, no such devolution of the office takes place and in order that the administration should be completed a new grant must be made. Such grants are known as grants of administration "de bonis non administratis"-commonly abbreviated to "de bonis non".(Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 261) 1, record 1, English, - administration%20de%20bonis%20non%20administratis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- administration complétive
1, record 1, French, administration%20compl%C3%A9tive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
administration complétive : 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, - administration%20compl%C3%A9tive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- devolution of an estate
1, record 2, English, devolution%20of%20an%20estate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- devolution of estates
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dévolution d'une succession
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9volution%20d%27une%20succession
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dévolution successorale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-05-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- The Devolution of Estate Act
1, record 3, English, The%20Devolution%20of%20Estate%20Act
correct, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- The Devolution of Estate Act
1, record 3, French, The%20Devolution%20of%20Estate%20Act
correct, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avant 1981, les lois de l'Ontario n'étaient pas traduites. 2, record 3, French, - The%20Devolution%20of%20Estate%20Act
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-08-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- devolution of property
1, record 4, English, devolution%20of%20property
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we have examined... the beneficial devolution of property on death. We must now turn to the machinery by which the property becomes vested in those beneficially entitled. The general rule today is that all property first vests in the personal representatives of the deceased, who in due course transfer to the beneficiaries any of the property not required in the due administration of the estate... 1, record 4, English, - devolution%20of%20property
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- transmission des biens
1, record 4, French, transmission%20des%20biens
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est à partir de cette époque [1926] que le terme technique anglais de «devolution», qui avant 1926 avait le sens très large de passation des biens d'un mort à un vivant, a pris son acception actuelle, plus précise, de transmission des biens d'une personne décédée à son «personal representative». 1, record 4, French, - transmission%20des%20biens
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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