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Per stirpes (/ pɜːr ˈstɜːrpiːz /; "by roots" or "by stock") [1] is a legal term from Latin, used in the law of inheritance and estates. An estate of a decedent is distributed per stirpes if each branch of the family is to receive an equal share of an estate. When an heir in the first generation of a branch predeceased the decedent, the ...
Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies without having in force a valid will or other binding declaration. [1] Alternatively this may also apply where a will or declaration has been made, but only applies to part of the estate; the remaining estate forms the "intestate estate". Intestacy law, also referred to as the law of ...
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the " Father of Texas " and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1][2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
A per quod statement is typically used to show that specific acts had consequences which form the basis for the legal action. per se: by itself Something that is, as a matter of law. per stirpes: by branch An estate of a decedent is distributed per stirpes, if each branch of the family is to receive an equal share of an estate. periculum in mora
Mortgage. A mortgage is secured by the home it purchased. When you die, your estate will be used to pay off any remaining balance if you didn’t co-sign the loan. If you leave the home to someone ...
v. t. e. The Uniform Probate Code (commonly abbreviated UPC) is a uniform act drafted by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) governing inheritance and the decedents' estates in the United States. The primary purposes of the act were to streamline the probate process and to standardize and modernize the various ...
Texas declared its secession from the United States on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. With few battles in its territory, Texas was mainly a "supply state" for the Confederate forces until mid-1863, when the Union capture of the Mississippi River made large movements of men, horses or cattle ...
Texas secession movements. Texas secession movements, also known as the Texas Independence movement or Texit, [1][2] refers to both the secession of Texas during the American Civil War as well as activities of modern organizations supporting such efforts to secede from the United States and become an independent sovereign state.