letters of administration

• Documento judicial que concede a uma pessoa o poder de administrar o espólio de alguém que morreu sem deixar testamento válido (sucessão legítima). Também se refere ao documento que nomeia o administrador do patrimônio de uma pessoa falecida.

A legal document granted by a court authorizing a person to administer the estate of someone who died without leaving a valid will (intestate).

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   A formal document issued by a probate court that grants authority to a person to manage and distribute the estate of someone who died without a will (intestate).

   Carta de administração

   • The court granted her letters of administration to handle her father's estate.
   • Without a will, the executor must apply for letters of administration.
   • The lawyer filed the petition for letters of administration last week.