As we have seen in our previous article that when several executors are appointed under a Will, Probate may be granted to them all simultaneously or at different times whenever applied by them. The grant which is obtained by the other executors after the original grant is issued is known as Double Probate and it is issued for the unadministered estate.

An unadministered estate is one where the Grant of Probate is issued to the executor for administering the Estate of the Deceased but the administration of that estate has not been completed by the executor appointed in the Will. This means that not all of the assets in the estate have been transferred or appropriated, to the beneficiaries under the person's will or intestacy. The estate which is not transferred or remains to be transferred is called as an unadministered estate.