special administrator

special administrator
An administrator of a decedent's estate appointed by the probate court to take charge of the property of the estate pending a contest or other delay in the appointment of an executor or administrator, the purpose of the appointment being to prevent loss of assets occurring in the absence of an authorized agent to collect debts due the decedent and to preserve the assets of the estate pending the appointment of a regular administrator or executor and the beginning of a regular administration. State ex rel. Hamilton v Guinotte, 156 Mo 513, 57 SW 281. See special letters of administration.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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