12 Dec 2019
BEATTIE v HOPGOOD [2019] NZHC 3276
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 3276
- Court
- High Court
Because the administrator was medically certified as incapacitated and the estate was in cash ready for distribution, the court exercised its power under s21 to discharge the incapacitated administrator, dispensing with personal service and a litigation guardian as unnecessary to advance the interests of the estate and beneficiaries; no replacement administrator was required at this late stage.