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2. Disclaimer of interest - Wikipedia

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   An affidavit may be required in which the disclaiming party must swear that he has not received any consideration (i.e., compensation) for the disclaimer. The disclaimer must also occur before the disclaiming party has enjoyed any benefits of the trust or inheritance.

3. Heir property - Wikipedia

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   Heirs Property occurs when a deceased person's heirs or will beneficiaries become owners of property (also known as real property) as tenants in common. [3] When a property is probated, a deceased person either has a will and the property is passed on to the named beneficiary, or a deceased person dies intestate, without a will, and the property could be split among multiple heirs who become ...

4. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Legal declaration where a person distributes property at death "Last Will" redirects here. For the film, see Last Will (film). This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of ...

5. Elective share - Wikipedia

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   The elective share is the modern version of the English common law concepts of dower and curtesy, both of which reserved certain portions of a decedent's estate which were reserved for the surviving spouse to prevent them from falling into poverty and becoming a burden on the community.

6. Lineal descendant - Wikipedia

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   A lineal or direct descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in the direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. of a person.In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition of estate by inheritance by parent from grandparent and by child from parent, whereas collateral descent refers to the acquisition of estate or real property ...

7. Forced heirship - Wikipedia

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   Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance which mandates how the deceased's estate is to be disposed and which tends to guarantee an inheritance for family of the deceased. In forced heirship, the estate of a deceased ( de cujus ) is separated into two portions.