Short answer. Yes. If the whole of the debts were not paid on the first distribution, or not all the assets were distributed, or additional assets later come into the executor or administrator's hands, the court may make further distribution orders from time to time as circumstances require.

What the law says

If the whole of the debts are not paid on the first distribution, and if the whole assets are not distributed, or other assets afterwards come to the hands of the executor or administrator, the court may from time to time make further orders for the distribution of assets.

Rule 88, Section 13 — When subsequent distribution of assets ordered. Read the full provision →

Distribution isn't necessarily one-and-done

An estate's debts do not always get fully resolved in a single distribution round, whether because the assets on hand at the time were not enough, or because more assets later surface, and the rule is built around that reality rather than assuming one distribution order will always be the end of the matter. Treating the first distribution order as final regardless of changed circumstances would either force premature, incomplete payouts to creditors or lock the estate into an unfair result once new assets are discovered, so the rule keeps the process open rather than closing the books prematurely. The rule applies equally whether the shortfall was foreseeable at the time of the first distribution or only became apparent afterward.

Three triggers for another round

The court may make further orders for distribution of assets from time to time where the whole of the debts was not paid on the first distribution, where the whole of the assets was not distributed, or where other assets afterward come into the executor's or administrator's hands, keeping the process open until the estate's debts are genuinely resolved. Any one of these three triggers is enough on its own to justify a further order; they do not need to occur together, and the court is not limited to a fixed number of distribution rounds so long as one of these situations genuinely exists.

Practical effect for creditors and heirs

For creditors, this means a partial or incomplete first payout does not extinguish their right to be paid from assets that surface later; for heirs, it means the estate's affairs may stay open longer than a single distribution order might suggest, until the court is satisfied the debts have actually been settled. Each further order is issued the same way as the first, through the same probate court overseeing the estate. An administrator who instead distributes newly discovered assets directly to heirs, bypassing the creditors the earlier round left unpaid, risks personal liability to those creditors for the amount they should have received.

Related provisions

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