"letters of administration" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You would use this phrase when you are referring to a document that provides legal authority to manage someone's estate after they have passed away. For example, "After the death of the deceased, the family received letters of administration to manage their estate."
Once the executor or administrator is recognized, the probate court issues a document entitled "letters of administration" (sometimes called "letters testamentary") that allows the selected person authority over assets and to conduct the responsibilities associated with the probate process.
The letters of administration have been received and the sale of Dad's bungalow is almost complete.
At his death letters of administration were granted to the three first named sons.
If there is no will, the next of kin should apply for "letters of administration", also known as a "grant of administration".
Ancillary letters of administration with the will annexed issued out of the probate court of Lewis county, Mo., to Harry Carstarphen, October 22, 1926.
"Having reviewed the case, we have decided to make an additional payment of £100 to acknowledge the way in which we handled the complaint, which was not the usual high standard we strive for". In the letter, C&G also said its legal team had "confirmed that letters should not be sent out until we have granted letters of administration on our files.
The five Republicans who control the select committee gave no hint of whether they would accept the changes going on in the Capitol, although the chairman, Dick Armey, the majority leader, has said he will not be bound by the precise letter of the administration's proposal.
If accompanying letters, information and methods of administration are not acceptable then this will impact on the success of data collection and in the case of longitudinal research, retention.
In a letter to administration officials, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio said the settlement as reported — its details were not fully known — was too small and would allow banks to pass on the cost of the settlement to "middle-class Americans" whose pension funds hold soured mortgage securities.
His letters of protest led the administration to reconsider, and the student got the degree that had been hanging in the balance.
It said: "Should payment not be received within 14 days of the date of this letter, an administration charge of £50 plus VAT and interest on the arrears will be calculated at 4% above the base rate".
