A relative (or close friend) has died without a will. Can I be appointed the administrator of his/her estate?
You can apply for Letters of Administration at the office of the Clerk of the Probate Court. Under the Probate Court Act, where a person applying for Letters of Administration is not the next of kin of the deceased, any next of kin can challenge the application. However, it is up to that next of kin to prove that the administration should not be granted to the applicant.
