If there is no will, the law of
intestate succession applies and the husband does inherit.
Francis' nephews and nieces, his heirs by
intestate succession, sought to nullify the deed of donation inter vivos their uncle executed in favor of Ciri.
Nicolae, Ioana and Schiopu, Silviu Dorin (2011), "Classes of heirs and the
intestate succession rights of the surviving spouse in the European civil law tradition," Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series VII: Social Sciences and Law, 1: 133-138.
According to Margaret Mensah-Williams other bills to be tabled include the Marital Property Bill, the Marriages Bill, the Customary Law Marriages Bill and the
Intestate Succession Bill, which will promote gender equality in domestic relationships.
Except in cases of
intestate succession and testate succession of legitimes to compulsory heirs, and the foreclosure of agricultural land by banks, agrarian laws proscribes the transfer of ownership of agricultural lands if it will result to the transferee gaining an aggregate agricultural landownership of more than five hectares.
The effect of a declaration that the deceased's will was void on the basis of public policy was that the deceased would die intestate, and both Donna and Verolin would share equally in his estate as his children according to the rules of
intestate succession in that jurisdiction.
This text explains wills, trusts, and estates to legal assistants, including
intestate succession, estate administration, nonprobate transfers, wealth transfer taxation, disability and death planning, and malpractice and professional responsibility.
In the latter case, in the absence of derogating provisions, the
intestate succession of the monk raised to the episcopate will be governed by the provisions of the Civil Code.
Intestate succession statutes are difficult to design--they must be definite enough to ensure judicial efficiency, yet also match the average decedent's probable intent.
Although circumstances of
intestate succession are determined largely by presumed affections to one's married spouse and kin, (8) where a valid will exists, its articulation of a testator's intentions are crucial and prima facie determinative as to the dissolution of his or her estate.
Even though she said it was "according to instructions,'' many people die without a will, and most states'
intestate succession statutes provide that the children of a deceased child inherit their parent's share per capita.
The surviving spouse of the bequeather shall be entitled to inherit pursuant to
intestate succession or alongside with the heirs (if any) of either the first or second degree of descent.
