Acts and Regulations

P-17.1 - Probate Court Act

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Application by person not next-of-kin
39Where application is made for letters of administration by a person not entitled to a grant thereof as next of kin of the deceased, an order shall be made requiring the next of kin, or others having or claiming to have an interest in the property of the deceased, resident in the Province, to show cause why the administration should not be granted to the person applying therefor; and if neither the next of kin nor any person of the kindred of the deceased resides in the Province a copy of the order shall be served or published in the manner prescribed by the rules.