Ancillary administration
Encyclopedia
Ancillary administration is "the administration of a decedent's estate in a state other than the one in which she lived, for the purpose of disposing of property she owned there." Another definition is the "administration of an estate's asset's in another state." This is often a necessary procedure in probate
, because the decedent may own property in a state other than his domicile
, which is subject to the law of the state in which it sits.
An ancillary administrator is the personal representative
who handles the property
in the other state under ancillary administration. Most major court systems will have forms and checklists for ancillary administrators to use.
Probate
Probate is the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person by resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under the valid will. A probate court decides the validity of a testator's will...
, because the decedent may own property in a state other than his domicile
Domicile (law)
In law, domicile is the status or attribution of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction. A person can remain domiciled in a jurisdiction even after they have left it, if they have maintained sufficient links with that jurisdiction or have not displayed an intention to leave...
, which is subject to the law of the state in which it sits.
An ancillary administrator is the personal representative
Personal representative
In common law jurisdictions, a personal representative is the generic term for an executor for the estate of a deceased person who left a will or the administrator of an intestate estate. In either case, a surrogate court of competent jurisdiction issues a finding of fact, including that a will...
who handles the property
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
in the other state under ancillary administration. Most major court systems will have forms and checklists for ancillary administrators to use.
See also
- Answers.com: http://www.answers.com/topic/ancillary-administration
- MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
courts web site: http://www.courts.co.calhoun.mi.us/epic0157.htm - Virginia estate law, commercial web site: http://www.virginiaestatelaw.com
- Information about Nevada ancillary administrations