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  2. Uniform Probate Code - Wikipedia

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    Intestate succession of property; procedures for making, interpretation, and revocation of wills (includes Statutory rule against perpetuities and Uniform Simultaneous Death Act) 3 Probate of Wills and Administration: Procedural rules for the probate process 4 Foreign Personal Representatives and Ancillary Administration

  3. Consanguinity - Wikipedia

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    The degree of relationships are also used to determine heirs of an estate according to statutes that govern intestate succession, which also vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. [4] In some communities and time periods, cousin marriage is allowed or even encouraged; in others, it is taboo, and considered to be incest.

  4. Intestacy - Wikipedia

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    Intestacy has a limited application in those jurisdictions that follow civil law or Roman law because the concept of a will is itself less important; the doctrine of forced heirship automatically gives a deceased person's next-of-kin title to a large part (forced estate) of the estate's property by operation of law, beyond the power of the deceased person to defeat or exceed by testamentary gift.

  5. What Are the Laws for Intestate Succession? - AOL

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  6. I’m a Financial Planner: Here Are 5 Mistakes You Must Avoid ...

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    If you die without a will, your state’s intestate succession, or next-of-kin laws, will determine who gets your house if yours was the only name on the deed. It varies by state, but generally ...

  7. Advancement (inheritance) - Wikipedia

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    Advancement is a common law doctrine of intestate succession that presumes that gifts given to a person's heir during that person's life are intended as an advance on what that heir would inherit upon the death of the parent. Not to be confused with an advance of someone's expected distribution from an estate currently in probate.

  8. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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    For example, an estate plan may include a healthcare proxy, durable power of attorney, and living will. After widespread litigation and media coverage surrounding the Terri Schiavo case, estate planning attorneys often advise clients to also create a living will , which is a form of an advance directive.

  9. What happens if your life insurance beneficiary dies before you?

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    Key takeaways. If your life insurance beneficiary dies before you, the payout may go to a contingent beneficiary or your estate, depending on how you set up the policy.