# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 4: Administration suits

Extent: N.I.

(1) An administration suit may be commenced at any time after the death of the testator or intestate.
(2) Subject to Rules 2 and 3 of Order 36 [ the judge] in administering the estate of a deceased person shall not be bound, for the purpose of distribution of any land, to sell and convert the land but may partition the land among the persons entitled to shares of the estate and for equality of partition may make a decree against any one or more of such persons for any excess in the value of the part or parts allotted to him or them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/38/rule/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-38/rule-4
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