Ancillary administration is "the administration of a decedent's estate in a state other than the one in which she lived, for the purpose of disposing of property she owned there." Another definition is the "administration of an estate's asset's in another state." This is often a necessary procedure in

probate Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy in the sta ...

, because the decedent may own property in a state other than his

domicile Domicile may refer to: * Home, a place where someone lives * Domicile (astrology), the zodiac sign over which a planet has rulership * Domicile (law) Domicile is relevant to an individual's "personal law," which includes the law that governs a p ...

, which is subject to the law of the state in which it sits. Generally, an ancillary administration proceeding should commence in any county where the decedent's had property. While the probate process is governed by state law, each county may have different procedures and customs. An ancillary administrator is the

personal representative In common law jurisdictions, a personal representative or legal personal representative is a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of another person. If the estate being administered is that of a deceased person, the personal repres ...

who handles the

property Property is a system of rights that gives people legal control of valuable things, and also refers to the valuable things themselves. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property may have the right to consume, alter, share, r ...

in the other state under ancillary administration. Most major

court system A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accord ...

s will have forms and checklists for ancillary administrators to use.See, e.g., a

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

court form: ncillary Administration Proceeding Checklist: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/6jd/delaware/surrogate/checklists/ancillaryadm.htm/ref>

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