Administration (probate law)

Administration of an estate on death Part of a series onInheritance Part of the common law series Wills Legal history of wills Joint wills and mutual wills Will contract Codicil Holographic will Oral will Attestation clause Residuary clause Incorporation by reference Contest Testamentary capacity Undue influence Insane delusion Fraud No-contest clause Lapse and anti-lapse Ademption Abatement Satisfaction of legacies Acts of independent significance Elective share Pretermitted heir Intestacy Intestate succession Laughing heir Simultaneous death Slayer rule Advancement Forced heirship Disclaimer of interest Trusts in inheritance Testamentary Life insurance Spendthrift Special needs Supplemental needs Blind trust Totten trust Pour-over will Cy-près doctrine Estate administration Estate planning Testator Probate Power of appointment Inheritance tax Related topics Advance directive (Living will) Law portal Outline Lists Index Categoryvte In common-law jurisdictions, administration of an estate on death arises if the deceased is legally intestate, meaning they did not leave a will, or some assets are not disposed of by their will. Where a person dies leaving a will appointing an executo