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Descent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001588

The legal process by which title to real property passes to an heir upon the death of an owner who dies without a will (intestate). This transfer of property is governed by statutes of descent and distribution, which specify the order of inheritance among relatives. The property passes directly to the heirs by operation of law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001588
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001588",
  "term": "Descent",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal process by which title to real property passes to an heir upon the death of an owner who dies without a will (intestate). This transfer of property is governed by statutes of descent and distribution, which specify the order of inheritance among relatives. The property passes directly to the heirs by operation of law.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/descent/"
}

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