Administration order for estate worth less than $10,000

An administration order granted where the value of an estate is less than $10,000 is materially different from either a grant of probate or letters of administration. Unlike the grant of probate or the letters of administration, both of which give the parties appointed the authority to deal with land on behalf of a deceased person, an administration order vests the land or interest in land directly, without title having to first issue into the name of a trustee (either an administrator or an executor). Accordingly, there is no need for a transmission to move the property into the names of the executors/administrators. A transmission with the order attached will move the land directly from the deceased’s name into the name of the ultimate beneficiary. The transmission is to be signed by the beneficiary, requesting that title issue into their name.