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 expenses...
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administrative law judge (ALJ)
Administrative law judges (ALJ) (not administrative judges) are executive judges for official and unofficial hearings of administrative disputes in the Federal government. Because they only hear administrative law issues as designated in the...
administrator
In law, there are different meanings for “administrator.”
First, 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...
administrator ad litem
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.
Administrators ad litem are typically appointed in cases where the estate’s...
Administrator Ad Prosequendum
An Administrator Ad Prosequendum is appointed by the court to bring and prosecute a case on behalf of the deceased person’s estate. A court typically appoints an administrator to pursue a claim only if the person died intestate. An Administrator Ad...
administrator cum testamento annexo
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.
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administrator de bonis non
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 de bonis non cum testamento annexo
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...
administrator pendente lite
Administrator pendente lite is Latin for “administrator pending litigation.” The litigation is usually a dispute over a decedent’s will. An administrator pendente lite is appointed (by a probate court) to manage an estate and probate a will...
administrator with will annexed
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...