Ancillary Administration
A secondary probate proceeding in a state other than the decedent's domicile, required to transfer title to real property or other assets located in that state.
Encyclopedia entry: Ancillary Administration
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ancillary administration
Ancillary administration is the performance of ancillary probate which is a proceeding for estate assets located in another state than where the deceased lived. Each state has its own property laws, so administrators of estates must have a probate proceeding in each state that assets are located in a will.
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