Legal Definition and Related Resources of Intestate Succession
Meaning of Intestate Succession
The disposition of property according to the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of a person who has left no will or who has left a portion of his estate unaccounted for.
Intestate Succession Alternative Definition
The succession or devolution of interest of the property of one dying intestate. In Louisiana, the term “succession” is applied to the estate as a whole.
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Meaning of Intestate Succession in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Intestate Succession published by the National Association for Court Management: The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state’s descent and distribution statutes. If someone dies without a will, and the court uses the state’s interstate succession laws, an heir who receives some of the deceased’s property is an intestate heir.
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