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Prize Court

of Westminster, 1931. Subject to rules of Court all jurisdiction as a Prize Court is assigned to the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court [Jud. Act, 1925, s. 56 (3)]. The procedure and practice

Pendente lite

Pendente lite (during litigation). Administration pendente lite is sometimes granted when an action is commenced in the Probate Court touching the validity of a wall. An injunction may be granted to restrain a party from disposing

Order assigning residue

Order assigning residue, means a probate court's order naming the persons entitled to receive parts of an estate and allotting the share to each,

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Debt

particular estate, and the price of the requisite Articles at the particular place. 2. Testamentary expenses about the probate of the Will, or the letters of administration in intestacy; debts due from the estate after death, such

advancement

compare ademption NOTE: Advancements apply only when the person making the gift dies without a will. The Uniform Probate Code requires written evidence that the gift was intended to be an advancement. A person who gives a

Dearle v. Hall

be endorsed on the instrument, if any, creating the trust or under which the interest is acquired, e.g., probate or letters of administration. The trustees (if any) are obliged to give information to persons equitably interested in

joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship)

If a joint owner dies, his or her share of the property passes to the other owners, without probate. In joint tenancy, ownership of the property cannot be willed to someone who is not a joint owner.

proponent

proponent 1 : one who argues in favor of something 2 : one who offers a will for probate

proof of will

proof of will :probate

proof of claim

proof of claim :a written statement that sets forth a claim against a bankrupt debtor or the probate estate of a deceased debtor

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