
n. a person appointed by the court in a probate proceeding (management of the estate of a deceased person) to take charge of the assets and/or investigate the status of the estate and report to the court, usually when there is a dispute between beneficiaries (those who may receive from the estate) and the executor or administrator.
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A Special administrator is a court-appointed person who administrates a court-defined part of an estate during probate. A special administrator with expertise in automobiles, for example, would administrate the probate of the deceased`s car collection. A special administrator can also oversee an entire estate, albeit for a limited time (in case o....
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(n) A special administrator is the person appointed by a court or other legal authority to administer and manage the affairs of the property, estate or business under consideration in such legal proceedings, as per the directions issued by the court
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1) A person appointed by acourt to take charge of only a designated portion of an estate during probate. For example, a special administrator with particular expertise on art might be appointed to oversee the probate of a wealthy person's art collection, but not the entire estate. 2) A person appointed to be responsible for a deceased person's prop...
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