Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies without a legally valid will, resulting in the distribution of their estate under statutory...

absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time...

(devolution) of property not determined by a will, see inheritance and intestacy. Though it has been thought a "will" historically applied only to real...

of intestacy, Roman inheritance law had no concept of primogeniture and treated male and female children equally. However, in most cases intestacy was...

present, however, the residuary estate will pass to the testator's heirs by intestacy. At common law, if the residuary estate was divided between two or more...

primogeniture in cases of intestacy, and the northern colonies adopted a system of partible inheritance in cases of intestacy, with the eldest son receiving...

to deal with a deceased person's estate where property will pass under intestacy rules or where there are no executors living (and willing and able to...

or forensic purposes, or to trace legal next of kin to inherit under intestacy laws. Amateur genealogists typically pursue their own ancestry and that...

Intestacy is partial when the deceased has left a valid will which, however, does not dispose of all his assets; in this event there is an intestacy as...

of the individual's estate in the event of the individual's death. The intestacy rules stipulate who inherits automatically (in the absence of a will);...

will. The property of such a person goes through the probate process. Intestacy means the status of not having made a will, or to have died without a...

decides who is to receive the deceased person's property. In a case of an intestacy, the court determines who is to receive the deceased's property under...

and modernize the various U.S. state laws governing wills, trusts, and intestacy. Drafting of the Uniform Probate Code began in 1964. The final version...

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under the terms of the will/rules of intestacy/declaration of trust/trust deed (UK) or will/rules of intestacy/'grant or deed of life interest' (or similar)...

passed, which allowed people born outside marriage to inherit on the intestacy of either parent. In 1967, homosexuality was partially decriminalised...

nomination of an heir resulted in an estate divided pursuant to the rules of intestacy. However, a testator was also able to institute a fideicommissum, a more...

nearest descendants can require 1/4 of their intestacy portion if they are of age or 3/4 of their intestacy portion if they are under age. (If a child of...

equal proportion of the legitime or what they would have received through intestacy (LCC art. 1495, Succession of Greenlaw). If a person who would have otherwise...

reason to feel bereaved over the death. In most jurisdictions, the law of intestacy requires that the property of a person who died without leaving a will...

a will contest may be: Invalidity of the entire will, resulting in an intestacy or reinstatement of an earlier will. Invalidity of a clause or gift, requiring...

gift(s) which the local law considers: "advanced" under general applicable intestacy rules or family/other trusts by the donor (also known as a settlor where...

had no heir to receive his lands under his will, or under the laws of intestacy, then any land he owned at death would escheat. This rule has been replaced...

either according to the will, beneficiary designation, or the laws of intestacy. Government tax agencies have further rules on such disclaimers. Reasons...

applies to both real and personal property that would have been acquired by intestacy or by will. In 1936, legal scholar John W. Wade proposed a No Profit theory...

grievances brought to his attention, including: On Inheritance in case of Intestacy, and On Heriots and Reliefs. He also strengthened the currency, initiating...

estates of deceased persons that have failed to be distributed due to intestacy and a lack of known persons entitled to inherit Some failed trust property...

unsigned, resulting in Brenda inheriting his entire estate under the intestacy rules. Josephine hints that she has found clues, but will not disclose...

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wealth tax, income tax and capital gains tax); and whether rules of intestacy or forced heirship apply. The rules for determining situs vary between...