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Ab intestato

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000256

The condition of an estate left by a person who has died without a valid will. When a person dies ab intestato, their property does not pass according to their wishes but is instead distributed based on statutory rules of succession. These laws of intestacy specify a fixed hierarchy of relatives, such as a spouse, children, and parents, who are entitled to inherit the assets.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000256
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Ab intestato",
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  "definition": "The condition of an estate left by a person who has died without a valid will. When a person dies ab intestato, their property does not pass according to their wishes but is instead distributed based on statutory rules of succession. These laws of intestacy specify a fixed hierarchy of relatives, such as a spouse, children, and parents, who are entitled to inherit the assets.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ab-intestato/"
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