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13 Cards in this Set
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Testate |
Dies with a will |
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Intestate |
Dies without a will |
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Heirs |
Inherit property from decedent who dies intestate (without will) |
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Devise |
To pass real property by will |
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Devisee |
Person receiving property by will |
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Wills (future interest) |
A will doesn't create any interest in property until the testator dies |
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Bequeath |
To pass personal property by will |
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Bequest |
Personal property passed by will |
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Issue |
A person's lineal descendants all the way DOWN the line to the point the biological line dies out |
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Ancestors |
A person's biological forebears all the way UP the line |
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Collaterals |
All blood relatives other than issue or ancestors. (Siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews) |
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Escheat |
If a decedent has no heirs or devisees, the interests in land "escheats" (passes) to the state |
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Convey |
Transferring land to someone else by sale or gift |
