Hi! Welcome to “Dusty Phrases.” You will find below an ancient phrase in one language or another, along with its English translation. You may also find the power to inspire your friends or provoke dread among your enemies.
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Latin:
Ad colligenda bona
English:
To collect thegoods
This phrase sounds like it could be used by gangsters involved in a heist. It is actually a legal term, though that does not preclude its use by gangsters. In fact, the best gangsters have / are the best lawyers.
When is this one used, though? (via wikI)
Ad colligenda bona is a Latin phrase that approximately translates as “to collect the goods”. In cases involving something quid pro quo, a prosecutor may be eligible for certain goods. Or, if specific items i.e. estate are unclaimable, the state would collect their goods.
In English law, a grant ad colligenda bona is sometimes applied for by parties interested in the administration of a deceased person’s estate. The grant is useful where it has not been possible to grant probate in solemn form; for example, because there is a dispute over the validity of the will. Unlike an ordinary executor or administrator, someone with a grant ad colligenda cannot make any distribution of the estate’s assets. Their role is to protect the assets of the estate while the dispute surrounding the will is resolved.
So… let me encourage you to have an Estate Plan! You will leave some unnecessary difficulties for your loved ones if you pass away without one.
