Probate Application: Letters of Administration
Where the deceased dies intestate (i.e. without a Will) or if the Will is invalid or cannot be found, the personal representative of the deceased (i.e. administrator) is required to make an application to Court for a Grant of Letters of Administration to manage the deceased’s assets. Unlike a Grant of Probate, the distribution of the deceased’s assets will follow intestacy laws instead, and may not be in line with what the deceased would have wanted.