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n.The rules that determine transmission of a person’s real property if he or she dies intestate, i.e., without a valid will.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The rules by which an estate is distributed after the owner's death. This may occur according to the decedent's estate plan or according to intestate laws if the decedent died without an estate plan.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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The area of law that pertains to the transfer of real property or personal property of a decedent who failed to leave a will or make a valid will and the rights and liabilities of heirs, next of kin, and distributees who are entitled to a share of the property.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The area of law that pertains to the transfer of real property or personal property of a decedent who failed to leave a will or make a valid will and the rights and liabilities of heirs, next of kin, and distributees who are entitled to a share of the property.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the system of laws which determine who will inherit and divide the possessions of a person who has died without a will (intestate).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
