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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.
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA), and its periodic revisions, is one of the Uniform Acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), also known as the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), in the United States with the intention of harmonizing state laws between the states. [1] [2] [3]
In common law, a next friend (Law French prochein ami) is a person who represents another person who is under age, or, because of disability or otherwise, is unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian. They may also be known as a litigation friend, a guardian ad litem, or a litigation guardian.
California is late to making the change; 45 other states and D.C. already have next-of-kin laws. California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin, closing a longtime loophole ...
Stephen King has given a blunt three-word response to discovering that 23 of his books have been banned from school libraries in Florida, a law that is now being challenged by six major book ...
The Florida bill that eventually became law was filed in mid-February this year and became effective in July. The Board of Governors introduced its policy for UNC System universities in January ...
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 ...
After men near Mississippi's capital were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’ knowledge, the U.S. Justice Department will help the city's police revamp policies for ...