When an administrator does not fully perform the task of settling an intestate estate, a new person appointed to complete the task is called an administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo.

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An administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo is appointed to handle the estate when the original executor named in the will cannot or will not serve, and there is no alternate executor named, but this term specifically refers to cases where there is a will (testamento annexo). For intestate estates (without a will), the correct term for someone appointed to complete the administration of an estate is simply "administrator de bonis non."

When an Administrator Does Not Fully Perform the Task of Settling