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  2. Slayer rule - Wikipedia

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    In Mutual Life v.Armstrong (1886), the first American case to consider the issue of whether a slayer could profit from their crime, the US Supreme Court set forth the No Profit theory (the term "No Profit" was coined by legal scholar Adam D. Hansen in an effort to distinguish early common law cases that applied a similar outcome when dealing with slayers), [1] a public policy justification of ...

  3. Forced heirship - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Cousin marriage law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    States have various laws regarding marriage between cousins and other close relatives, [203] which involve factors including whether or not the parties to the marriage are half-cousins, double cousins, infertile, over 65, or whether it is a tradition prevalent in a native or ancestry culture, adoption status, in-law, whether or not genetic ...

  5. An update was published in 2004 by the GAO covering the period between September 21, 1996 (when DOMA was signed into law), and December 31, 2003. The update identified 120 new statutory provisions involving marital status, and 31 statutory provisions involving marital status repealed or amended in such a way as to eliminate marital status as a ...

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  7. Next of Kin - Wikipedia

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    Next of Kin, a Canadian film; Next of Kin, an action film; Next of Kin, a 1995 to 1997 British sitcom; Next of Kin, an American film starring Bess Armstrong "Next of Kin" , an episode of Arrow; Next of Kin (2018 TV series), a 2018 British thriller-drama series starring Archie Panjabi; Next of Kin, a 2021 supernatural horror film from the ...

  8. Consanguinity - Wikipedia

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    The number next to each box in the table indicates the degree of relationship relative to the given person. Consanguinity (from Latin consanguinitas 'blood relationship') is the characteristic of having a kinship with a relative who is descended from a common ancestor.

  9. Death notification - Wikipedia

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    "The Next of Kin will be notified promptly in an appropriate dignified and understanding manner by a uniformed service representative. He/she will wear the Class "A" uniform and present a soldierly appearance when making notification." The process for death notification in the military is a three-phase process.