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Rule 51 Grants to part of an estate under section 113 of the ActI1

England and Wales

An application for an order for a grant under section 113 of the Act to part of an estate may be made to a F1district judge or registrar, and shall be supported by an affidavit F2or a witness statement setting out the grounds of the application, and

(a)

stating whether the estate of the deceased is known to be insolvent; and

(b)

showing how any person entitled to a grant in respect of the whole estate in priority to the applicant has been cleared off.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in rule 51 inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)

F2

Words in rule 51 inserted (2.11.2020) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1059), rules 1(1), 4(3)(i)

Commencement

I1

Rule 51 in force at 1.1.1988, see rule 1