11Practice about granting administration of real and

11 Practice about granting administration of real and personal estate Subject to this Act and the rules, the practice and procedure in relation to the granting of administration of the personal estate of an intestate are applicable so far as may be, to administration of real estate, and administration of both real and personal estate may be granted in and by the same letters. 12 Eligible administrators (1) The Supreme Court may grant administration of an intestate estate to any of the following persons, subject to this section: (a) the partner of the intestate; (b) 1 or more of the next of kin of the intestate;

(c) if the intestate is survived by 2 partners—either partner, or both partners conjointly; (d) a partner or partners of the intestate conjointly with 1 or more of the next of kin of the intestate; (e) any other person (whether or not a creditor of the intestate) the court considers appropriate. (2) The Supreme Court must only grant administration of an intestate estate to a person who is at least 18 years old. (3) The Supreme Court must not grant administration of an intestate estate to a person mentioned in subsection (1) (e) if there is anyone else to whom administration may be granted under this section who— (a) in the court’s opinion, can be trusted with administration of the estate; and (b) applies to be granted administration of the estate. (4) In this section: partner, in relation to an intestate—see section 44.