estate inheritance
Dead relative's assets
Estate inheritance is property, assets, and wealth passed from a deceased person to their heirs.
The term emphasizes the transfer of an entire estate—land, possessions, financial holdings—rather than a single bequest: The estate inheritance was divided among three siblings.
Legal and tax implications often accompany such transfers, making estate inheritance a matter for attorneys and accountants as much as families.
- probateWill validation proceedings
- last willPosthumous asset instructions
- intestacyEstateless death condition
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- undue influenceImproper pressure overriding autonomy
next of kin · blood relative · charitable giving · beneficiary · testamentary · moral obligations · family feud · equitable treatment · spouse · executor · trust fund · fiduciary duty · guardian · adopted child · stocks · life insurance · passing down · silver spoon
estate inheritanceearned income
Pay from work
wages · salary · self-made wealth · professional fees · sweat equity
estate inheritancebequest
Gift left by will
legacy · endowment · disinheritance · charitable donation · wealth transfer
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