Administration of estate

Commentary – Finney on Personal Representatives 3.1

Appointment of administrators

Commentary – Finney on Personal Representatives 2.1.1

Appropriation of marital home

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-080

Children and issue

After-born children

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-130

Generally

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-100

Interest held on statutory trust

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-110

No interest attained, devolution of property

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-120

Civil partner's rights

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-090

Decree of judicial separation

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶42-120

Definition

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-010 ; Finney on Personal Representatives 1.1

Disclaimer on

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-150Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶51-060Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶51-070

Disqualification

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-150

Distribution of residuary estate

Generally

Legislation/Regulatory – AEA25 s. 46 ; SI 2009/135

Generally

Commentary – Woolley on Financial Planning with Trusts 3.2

Law Commission review

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-160

Minors

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶42-240 ; Finney on Personal Representatives 1.9

No surviving spouse nor issue, order of beneficiaries

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-140

Order of priority for grant of representation

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶8-060

Overseas rights not brought into account

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-030

Partial

Commentary – Finney on Personal Representatives 1.11.2

Partial intestacy

Generally

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-170

Rights of surviving spouse

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-180

Personal chattels, meaning

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-060

Redemption of life interest

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-070

Redemption of life interest in residue

Commentary – Tax Reporter ¶632-250

Residuary estate

Ascertainment

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-020

Definition

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-020

Retention of land

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶35-040

Rights of surviving spouse

Generally

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-050

Partial intestacy

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-180

Rules

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶1-040 ; Tax Reporter ¶624-075
HMRC Guidance – IHTM12128

Rules of distribution

Commentary – Tax Reporter ¶365-175

Spouse's redemption of life interest

Legislation/Regulatory – IHTA84 s. 17

Spouses dying together or within 28 days of one another

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-040

Successions

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶47-050

Uncertainty about order of deaths

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶8-110

Variation of devolution

Commentary – Rossdale: Probate and Administration of Estates ¶1-060

Vulnerable beneficiaries

Commentary – Tax Reporter ¶355-200