Second or Subsequent Grants of Representation

• Author: Karen Nunez-Tesheira
• Pages: 391-397

Second or Subsequent Grants of Representation / 391

A. GRANTS DE BONIS NON-ADMINISTRATUS

A grant de bonis non administratus is made following a general grant of

representation where the person entitled to it has for some reason failed to

complete the administration of the deceased’s estate. Unless there is a chain

of representation (not applicable to Barbados, after November 13, 1975)l

a grant in respect of the unadministered portion of the estate will be made

to a new personal representative to complete the administration of the

deceased’s estate.

A grant de bonis non is necessary in the following circumstances:

•on the death of a previous grantee.

•on the mental incapacity of a previous grantee.

•on the death of the donor of a power of attorney.

•on the death of a minor or person suffering from a mental illness

for whose use and benefit the previous grant was issued.

Entitlement to the Grant

The rules governing priority to a grant de bonis non are the same as those

which are applicable to a grant of letters of administration (with or without

will annexed) in the various territories.

Jamaica

Where the Administrator General is the original grantee, an application

for a grant de bonis non would not arise.

Procedure and Documents Required

The procedure with respect to the application for and issuance of grants de

bonis non is the same as that which is applicable to general grants of

representation discussed in chapter 4.

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