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ANCILLARY LETTERS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ancillary probate
1, record 1, English, ancillary%20probate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ancillary grant of probate 2, record 1, English, ancillary%20grant%20of%20probate
correct
- ancillary letters probate 1, record 1, English, ancillary%20letters%20%20probate
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Subsidiary grant of probate relating to a grant obtained outside the (jurisdiction), giving powers of administration to a foreign executor over property in the (jurisdiction). (Curzon, A Dictionary of Law, 1979, p. 269) 1, record 1, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a foreign court of competent jurisdiction has granted probate... of an estate that includes property in Ontario, and application for ancillary probate... is made and it is shown that the executor... is by the law of the domicile of the deceased entitled to receive the property... ancillary letters shall be issued. ("Surrogate Court Rules", O. Reg. 143/78, R.29) 1, record 1, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An application for an ancillary grant of probate cannot be opposed on the ground that the formal requirements of the law of the domicile have not been complied with, or that the will of which probate had been granted in the jurisdiction of the domicile had been revoked under that law. In such a case, the correct procedure is to reopen the question if this is possible in the courts of the testator's domicile. (Hull and Cullity, p. 307) 2, record 1, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ancillary letters probate: term usually used in the plural 2, record 1, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ancillary letter probate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation auxiliaires
1, record 1, French, lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
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
«Ancillary probate» est la forme elliptique de «ancillary grant of probate» et «ancillary letters probate». Le substantif «grant» s'emploie dans le sens de «letters» et est rendu par «lettres». 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation auxiliaires : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lettre d'homologation auxiliaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ancillary letters
1, record 2, English, ancillary%20letters
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ancillary grant 1, record 2, English, ancillary%20grant
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An ancillary grant is required where the grant has been issued by a court outside of Canada that cannot be described as a British Court.... The foreign letters may be letters probate or letters of administration and corresponding ancillary letters will be issued on application to the appropriate court, which is the Court of the County or District in which the assets in the Province are situated. (Feeney, The Canadian Law of Wills, 1982, vol. 1, p. 145) 1, record 2, English, - ancillary%20letters
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ancillary letter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres auxiliaires
1, record 2, French, lettres%20auxiliaires
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
Le substantif «grant» est employé ici comme contraction de «grant of letters» et est rendu en français par «lettres» seulement. 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20auxiliaires
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres auxiliaires : 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). 3, record 2, French, - lettres%20auxiliaires
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lettre auxiliaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Bankruptcy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ancillary letters of administration
1, record 3, English, ancillary%20letters%20of%20administration
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ancillary grant of administration 2, record 3, English, ancillary%20grant%20of%20administration
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... [U]pon proof of the domicile the Surrogate Court will accept the exemplification as the foundation of ancillary letters probate or letters of administration. (Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate practice, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 311) 1, record 3, English, - ancillary%20letters%20of%20administration
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ancillary letter of administration
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Faillites
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'administration auxiliaires
1, record 3, French, lettres%20d%27administration%20auxiliaires
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
Le substantif «grant» s'emploie ici dans le sens de «letters» et est rendu en français par «lettres». 2, record 3, French, - lettres%20d%27administration%20auxiliaires
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'administration auxiliaires : 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). 3, record 3, French, - lettres%20d%27administration%20auxiliaires
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lettre d'administration auxiliaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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