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Key definition

Estate administration definition

What does Estate administration mean? estate administration is the practical and legal process by which personal representatives (PRs) collect the deceased’s assets, settle liabilities and taxes, and distribute the estate under the will or intestacy. It begins on the date of death and ends when all liabilities are discharged, assets realised or transferred, the residue has been distributed, and final estate accounts have been prepared and approved by the PRs (and, where appropriate, beneficiaries or the court). The term is a descriptive expression used across probate and tax practice rather than a single statutory definition. In practice, the administration period is commonly treated...

Administering Jersey-situs movable assets for non-Jersey domiciliaries: Grants of Representation, low-value releases, resealing exceptions, documents, process and stamp duty

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Practice notes

When a person not domiciled in Jersey dies leaving assets in Jersey worth more than £30,000, the asset‑holder is under a legal duty to seek a Jersey Grant of Representation and to receive it before any release of those assets. If the deceased left a Will, this will be a Grant of Probate; if there was no Will, it will be a Grant of Letters of Administration. The Royal Court of Jersey issues the Grant, and it must be produced to the asset‑holder prior to any distribution. Under Article 19(1) of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1998—subject to Articles 19A to 19E and any other enactment—the production of a grant is required to establish the right to recover or receive any part of a deceased person’s movable estate located in Jersey. The Jersey Grant confirms who may lawfully receive the Jersey assets and provides the asset‑holder with an indemnity for releasing them on the instructions of the authorised person or persons...

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Victoria Grogan

Collas Crill

Victoria is a Group Partner in the International Private Client and Trusts team at Collas Crill specialising in wills, probate, estate planning and mental capacity. She joined the firm in November 2022.Victoria has more than 16 years of strong industry experience, having led the wills and probate teams of two other large offshore law firms.She has considerable expertise and interest in the succession planning and will drafting for, and administration of, complex and cross border estates. Victoria can advise on all aspects of Jersey wills, probate and mental capacity law for both local and international clients and acts as professional executor, delegate and attorney.Victoria also regularly makes Court appearances in non-contentious matters such as applications to vary a will, admit lost wills to probate and forced heirship claims.Victoria made the first Court application in Jersey under the Capacity and Self...

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