Your loved one has died. You go to the bank to access their account and the representative tells you that you need to contact a lawyer and get “Letters of Administration”. You think, “that sounds straightforward enough” so you confidently go to your Attorney-at-Law to request this “Letter” only to be told of a process that isn’t as uncomplicated as you previously thought.
Letters of Administration is not a letter. It is a grant issued by the High Court appointing a Legal Personal Representative of a deceased person who died without a Will. This person is a family member whose entitlement to make the application for the grant and to benefit from the deceased person’s estate are determined by law.
Once appointed, the Legal Personal Representative would be able to access and distribute the deceased person’s assets to the beneficiary/beneficiaries who is/are entitled to benefit from the deceased person’s estate.
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