75-3-615. Appointment of special administrators.
(1) If a special administrator is to be appointed pending the probate of a will which is the
subject of a pending application or petition for probate, the court shall prefer the appointment of
the person named personal representative in the decedent's last will if available and qualified. In
appropriate cases, the court may limit the powers given to the special administrator, it may
appoint someone else to be special administrator, or it may otherwise act to protect the estate and
interested persons.
(2) In other cases, any proper person may be appointed special administrator.
Amended by Chapter 179, 1992 General Session
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