INTESTATE SUCCESSION


Meaning of INTESTATE SUCCESSION in English

In the law of inheritance , transmission of property or property interests of a decedent as provided by statute, as distinguished from transfer according to the decedent's will .

Modern laws of intestacy, though they vary widely, share the common principle that the estate should devolve upon persons standing in some kinship relation with the decedent; modern practice tends to favour the rights of the surviving spouse.

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