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2. Uniform Probate Code - Wikipedia

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   Definitions; rules of interpretation; jurisdiction and venue: 2 Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers: 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

3. Probate - Wikipedia

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   In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the 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 of their death.

4. Probate court - Wikipedia

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   The probate court will then oversee the process of distributing the deceased's assets to the proper beneficiaries. A probate court can be petitioned by interested parties in an estate, such as when a beneficiary feels that an estate is being mishandled. The court has the authority to compel an executor to give an account of their actions.

5. 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. An indefeasible portion, the forced estate, [a] passing to the ...

6. Advancement (inheritance) - Wikipedia

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   Suppose person P had two children, A and B. Suppose also that P had $100,000, and gave $20,000 to child A before P's death, leaving $80,000 in P's estate. If P died without a will, and A and B were P's only heirs, A and B would be entitled to split P's estate evenly.

7. Administrator of an estate - Wikipedia

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   The administrator of an estate is a legal term referring to a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person who left no will. [1] Where a person dies intestate, i.e., without a will, the court may appoint a person to settle their debts, pay any necessary taxes and funeral expenses, and distribute the remainder according to the procedure set down by law.

8. Options available if an AOL account owner passes away

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   A copy of the death certificate of the AOL account holder, issued in the United States. If a death certificate is not available, please contact AOL Customer Service at 800-827-6364. You can request the suspension or cancellation of billing and premium services through this form.

9. Administration (probate law) - Wikipedia

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   However, if no will is left, or the will is invalid or incomplete in some way, then administrators must be appointed. They perform a similar role to the executor of a will but, where there are no instructions in a will, the administrators must distribute the estate of the deceased according to the rules laid down by statute and the common trust.