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`1`Intestacy, Ate, Laws Of `2` "Legal Lexicon":
INTESTACY, ATE, LAWS OF - This term refers to a person who dies without leaving a will, or can also be used to refer to a person who dies without leaving a valid will. Also, in specifying who can witness a living will, most states exclude people who might inherit from someone either by a will or, if there is no will, by intestacy. Each state has an intestacy law which specifies who is to inherit property in the absence of a will. |