administrator pendente lite
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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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Latin for "administrator pending litigation." The person appointed by a court to begin probate proceedings during a lawsuit that challenges the will. The administrator pendente lite takes an inventory of the deceased person's property and handles the business affairs of the estate until the dispute is settled. Also called a special administrator.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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administrator pendente lite — /aedminastreytar pendentey laytiy/ A temporary administrator appointed before an adjudication of intestacy has been made for purpose of preserving assets of the estate … Black's law dictionary
administrator pendente lite — /aedminastreytar pendentey laytiy/ A temporary administrator appointed before an adjudication of intestacy has been made for purpose of preserving assets of the estate … Black's law dictionary
administrator pendente lite — See special administrator … Ballentine's law dictionary
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administrator — (f administratrix) A person appointed by the court to administer (i.e., manage or take charge of) the assets and liabilities of a decedent (i.e., the deceased). Such person may be a male (i.e., administrator) or a female (i.e., administratrix).… … Black's law dictionary
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Administration of an estate on death — In English law, Administration of an estate on death arises if the deceased is legally intestate. In United States law, the term Estate Administration is used.Where a person dies leaving a will appointing an executor, and that executor validly… … Wikipedia
administration of estates — The management and settlement of the estate of an intestate decedent, or of a testator who has no executor, performed under the supervision of a court, by a person duly qualified and legally appointed, and usually involving: (1) the collection of … Black's law dictionary
