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THE ATTORNEY'S CORNER: PROBATE "SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION"

 

“Articles Concerning Trusts, Wills, Probate, Family Law & more”

By Stephen C. Ross, Esq.

August 8, 2014 (San Diego County) – The main purpose of a “special administration” in probate is to give a specific person or entity the power to act on behalf of the estate on a temporary basis when no other person is authorized to do so. The California Probate Code provides broad authorization for appointment of a special administrator “if the circumstances of the estate require the immediate appointment of a personal representative . . . .”


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