Section 113: Power of court to sever grant.

Senior Courts Act 1981 · 1981 c. 54View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: PROBATE CAUSES AND MATTERS

Subject to subsection (2), the High Court may grant probate or administration in respect of any part of the estate of a deceased person, limited in any way the court thinks fit.

Where the estate of a deceased person is known to be insolvent, the grant of representation to it shall not be severed under subsection (1) except as regards a trust estate in which he had no beneficial interest.

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