Administrator cum testamento annexo is the Latin phrase term for administrator with will annexed. The administrator is a person appointed by a court to administer a will in lieu of an executor.
[Last updated in June of 2021 by the...
PROPERTY
administrator de bonis non
Administrator de bonis non (also referred to as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo) is a Latin term for an administrator appointed by a court to replace an administrator of a will that can longer execute the role. The...
administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo
Administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo (also referred to as administrator de bonis non) is the Latin phrase for an administrator appointed by a court to replace a prior administrator cum testamento annexo that could not complete the...
administrator pendente lite
Administrator pendente lite is Latin for “administrator pending litigation.” The litigation is usually a dispute over a decedent’s will. An administrator pendente lite is appointed (by a probate court) to manage an estate and probate a will...
administrator with will annexed
Administrator with will annexed refers to a person appointed by a court to fill the role of an executor of a will when an executor is unspecified or unavailable. The administrator takes on all the legal responsibilities and powers of an...
administratrix
Administratrix is the outdated term used to refer to women that are court appointed to oversee the administration of estates for those that pass intestate. In the modern context, administrator is used to refer to all genders and may refer to...
advancement
An advancement is a gift made during a donor’s life to a family member, usually when the donor anticipates their own death. The value of the advancement is included in the calculation of the net probate estate when the donor dies. Therefore,...
adverse
Adverse means to be against or opposed to one’s own interests. Adverse is used in several legal contexts. For example:
An adverse party is the party with contrary interests to one’s own. In property law, adverse possession refers to...adverse interest
There are three main types of adverse interests.
An adverse interest can mean an interest, claim or right that is against another’s interest. For example, a plaintiff and defendant have adverse interests. A witness with...adverse possession
Adverse possession is a doctrine under which a person in possession of land owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it, so long as certain requirements are met, and the adverse possessor is in possession for a sufficient period of...