31CLiability of person fraudulently obtaining or retaining estate of deceased

31C Liability of person fraudulently obtaining or retaining estate of deceased (1) Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to a person— (a) who does not hold a grant of representation of a deceased person's estate; and (b) who fraudulently or without full and valuable consideration— (i) obtains, receives or holds the estate or any part of the deceased's estate; or (ii) effects the release of any debt or liability payable to the estate. (2) A person to whom this section applies is liable to account for the estate's assets to the extent of— (a) the estate obtained, received or held by the person; or (b) the debt or liability released. (3) The liability of a person under this section is reduced to the extent of any payment made by the person which may be made by a personal representative who has a grant of representation of the estate. S. 31D inserted by No. 80/2014 s. 15.