How To Use Intestacy In A Sentence
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But what the DIY folks don't usually mention, and many people don't realize, is that the rules of intestacy also apply if you foul up a DIY will.
The Case Against Do-It-Yourself Wills
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If you die intestate - without making a will - the intestacy laws decide how your money is shared out in England and Wales.
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If you die intestate - without making a will - the intestacy laws decide how your money is shared out in England and Wales.
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The term is defined in LPA 1925, s. 205, as any real property which on an intestacy occurring before the commencement of this Act might have devolved upon an heir.
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Thus, there was an intestacy with respect to the residue of the Estate.
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If you die without a will, your estate will be divided up according to intestacy rules, rather than your wishes.
Times, Sunday Times
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If couples simply live together, there is no entitlement under the intestacy rules.
Times, Sunday Times
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If this is the case, when your mother dies, the intestacy rules say that her estate will be shared out equally between all her children.
With power of attorney for my mother, can I put some money from the sale of her house towards my own?
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Disappointing rates of intestacy may be as much a business problem as a legal one.
Social Media and Blogs Banned for Lawyers? : Law is Cool
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But if he dies without a will, the laws of intestacy determine who inherits what.
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If a person dies without a will in place, state "intestacy" statutes will determine who gets the property.
A Guide for Caregivers
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Many people are simply unaware that should they die without a will, their assets are distributed according to the rules of intestacy – meaning their assets may not be going to those they would like them to go to.
30m UK adults have not made a will
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Cf. "stepped-up" basis, where the recipient's income tax basis in property devised by will or distributed in intestacy will be its value as of the date of the passing of the donor.
Define That Term #208
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Islamic law limits disposition by will to one-third of property; the law relating to the remaining fixed shares, and intestacy in general, is complex.
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Whatever is left after taxes would be distributed according to the law of intestacy.
The Case Against Do-It-Yourself Wills
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If you do not have a will -- although you should -- your half would go to your heirs in accordance with the laws of intestacy in the state where your property is located.
Life estates are a complex area of law
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Not one understood the consequences of intestacy.
Times, Sunday Times
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Similar questions arise when the licensor becomes bankrupt or dies, and his trustee in bankruptcy or those entitled under his will or on intestacy seek possession of the property.
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It will, instead, be passed to his/her next of kin under intestacy rules.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Bahá’í laws of inheritance apply only in case of intestacy, that is, when the individual dies without leaving a will.
The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
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If not, intestacy rules will dictate who inherits and how much.
Times, Sunday Times
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If you don't make one, your assets will be dished out following intestacy laws.
Times, Sunday Times
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If there is no will, intestacy rules apply.
Times, Sunday Times
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They do not blur the distinction between testation and intestacy, but they mitigate it.
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Intestacy often leads to disputes, costly litigation and a legacy of emotional damage.
Times, Sunday Times
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As noted in that Schedule, for purposes of distribution on an intestacy, the deceased was survived by fourteen nieces and nephews among whom, the net estate should have been divided equally.
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By adopting someone who would automatically go to the front of the line for inheritance purposes in the event of intestacy, a decedent can deprive other angry relatives of standing to contest the will.
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In this interdisciplinary law and business article, the authors investigate whether widespread intestacy may be attributable in part to the failure of the legal industry to market wills effectively.
Social Media and Blogs Banned for Lawyers? : Law is Cool
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Everything you own is then dealt with according to the laws of intestacy.
The Sun
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Make a will to ensure your partner inherits, as cohabitees do not benefit automatically under the intestacy rules.
Times, Sunday Times
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Taking just one example, intestacy laws (which provide for inheritance in the absence of a will) were designed to prevent escheat of property to the state and to give effect to what would most likely have been a deceased's wishes.