D.B.N. is the abbreviation of the Latin words “de bonis non”, which refers to “goods not administered”. The Court issues Letters of Administration, D.B.N. when an administrator of an estate dies without having completed the administration. It also issues Letters of Administration, D.B.N. when an executor appointed in a grant of Probate for another estate dies without a will. It should be noted that the Court can also issue Letters of Administration, C.T.A., D.B.N.