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If the deceased beneficiary was intended to inherit part or all of the residuary estate, then that portion of the estate would pass by intestate succession, as though the testator had left no will. This rule is referred to as the doctrine of no residue of a residue, because the portion of the residuary estate that did not itself pass under the ...
Under the common law, if no such persons exist, the property passes to the nearest living person who can demonstrate some degree of kinship with the deceased, no matter how distant the relation. Some jurisdictions have a laughing heir statute, which cuts off the right of inheritance when the remaining relatives become too remote.
Articles 1–3 address the subject of rights and the relationship between government and the governed. Article 1 states that "all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which ... they cannot deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining ...
An indefeasible portion, the forced estate, [a] passing to the deceased's next-of-kin [b] (conjunctissimi). A discretionary portion, or free estate, [c] to be freely disposed of by will. Forced heirship is generally a feature of civil-law legal systems which do not recognize total freedom of testation, in contrast with common law jurisdictions.
Some also wanted to know about the unfortunate man who evidently was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Almost a full week went by before authorities identified the deceased truck driver ...
Feb. 2—West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair is among the lawmakers clamoring to bring back the death penalty in the Mountain State, but doing so would be a bad idea. West Virginia ...
And death shall have no dominion. And death shall have no dominion. Under the windings of the sea They lying long shall not die windily; Twisting on racks when sinews give way, Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break; Faith in their hands shall snap in two, And the unicorn evils run them through; Split all ends up they shan't crack; And ...
A decedent's debt typically gets paid via their estate — that is, any money or property they left behind. If you die with debt, your estate may first be purged to pay it off.