LIFE EVENTS

Administrative expenses are defined under §507(a)(1) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which states that claims that are given first priority distribution are those claims allowed as administrative expenses under §503(b).

Administrative law judges (ALJ) (not administrative judges) are executive judges for official and unofficial hearings of administrative disputes in the Federal government.

• lawsuit
• employee-rights
• employment law
• self-representation

An administrator is a person who operates or leads a business, public office, agency, or other forms of organization. There are court administrators and local administrators in this category. A court administrator is an official who oversees the nonjudicial functions of a court; for example, maintaining the court’s calendar, judicial assignments, the budget, and any nonjudicial personnel.

An administrator ad litem is a person appointed by a probate court to represent the interests of an estate for the purposes of a lawsuit. 

An administrator ad prosequendum is a counselor appointed by a probate court to initiate and prosecute a case on behalf of the deceased person’s estate.

Administrator cum testamento annexo is the Latin phrase term for administrator with will annexed. The administrator is a person appointed by a court to administer a will in lieu of an executor. 

[Last reviewed in June of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]

Administrator de bonis non (also referred to as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo) is a Latin term for an administrator appointed by a court to replace an administrator of a will that can longer execute the role. The administrator takes on all the legal responsibilities of the role in finishing the administration of the will. 

Administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo (also referred to as administrator de bonis non) is the Latin phrase for an administrator appointed by a court to replace a prior administrator cum testamento annexo that could not complete the administration of a will. 

Administrator pendente lite is Latin for “administrator pending litigation.” The litigation is usually a dispute over a decedent’s will.

Administrator with will annexed refers to a person appointed by a court to fill the role of an executor of a will when an executor is unspecified or unavailable. The administrator takes on all the legal responsibilities and powers of an executor in administering the will.