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Omitted heir

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003541

A person who would normally inherit from a deceased individual but was not included in the will. This situation often arises when a will is made before the birth or adoption of a child. Many jurisdictions have statutes that provide for an omitted heir to receive a share of the estate unless the omission was intentional.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003541
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003541",
  "term": "Omitted heir",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person who would normally inherit from a deceased individual but was not included in the will. This situation often arises when a will is made before the birth or adoption of a child. Many jurisdictions have statutes that provide for an omitted heir to receive a share of the estate unless the omission was intentional.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/omitted-heir/"
}

Record 3,534 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.