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Term: plene administravit praeter
Definition: Plene administravit praeter is a legal defense used by an executor or administrator who claims that they have fully administered an estate, except for a few assets that are not enough to satisfy the plaintiff's demand. In simpler terms, it means that the executor or administrator has done everything they can to distribute the assets of the estate, but there is not enough left to pay the plaintiff's claim.
plene administravit praeter
Plene administravit praeter is a legal defense used by an executor or administrator to claim that they have fully administered an estate, except for a few remaining assets that are not enough to satisfy the plaintiff's demand.
An executor may use this defense if a creditor is demanding payment from an estate that has already been distributed to beneficiaries. For instance, if an estate has $10,000 in assets and the executor has already distributed $9,000 to beneficiaries, they may use plene administravit praeter to claim that the remaining $1,000 is not enough to satisfy the creditor's demand.
Another example is if an executor has already paid all the debts and expenses of an estate, but there are only a few assets left that are not enough to satisfy a creditor's claim. In this case, the executor may use plene administravit praeter to defend against the claim.
These examples illustrate how plene administravit praeter is used as a defense to protect an executor or administrator from being held personally liable for debts or claims against an estate when there are no assets left to satisfy them.