inheritance law
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Inheritance law governs how property and assets pass from the deceased to the living.
It covers wills, trusts, intestate succession (dying without a will), and the rights of heirs and beneficiaries.
Rules vary by jurisdiction but typically address who may inherit, in what proportions, and what formalities validate a bequest: She consulted a specialist in inheritance law after her father died without a will.
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- executorAppointed estate manager
- probateWill validation proceedings
- last will and testamentDocument directing posthumous asset distribution
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
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