Legal Definitions - special administration

Definition: Special administration is a type of administration that deals with only some of a decedent's property, as opposed to administering the whole estate. It can also refer to an administration granted during the pendency of a suit concerning a will's validity.

Examples:

• An administrator is appointed to manage and distribute only the decedent's real estate, while another administrator is appointed to manage and distribute the personal property.
• An administrator is appointed during a legal dispute over the validity of a will, to manage and preserve the assets until the dispute is resolved.

These examples illustrate how special administration is a limited form of administration that deals with specific aspects of a decedent's estate, rather than the entire estate. It may be necessary in situations where there are disputes over certain assets or when different administrators are needed to manage different types of property.