what's a decedent
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decedent Definition of decedent. law. : a person who is no longer living : a deceased person the estate of the decedent.
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- Related Legal Terms and Issues. 1  Amendment – An official change made to a form or document. 2  Beneficiary – A person named in a will or trust as the intended recipient of assets or property. 3  Bequest – Giving or leaving something to a person as stated in a will.
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deponent An individual who, under oath or affirmation, gives out-of-court testimony in a deposition. A deponent is someone who gives evidence or acts as a witness.
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What is Probate Property? In basic terms, probate is the legal term that is used in the process to distribute a decedent’s assets to its proper beneficiary, heir, and transferring title to its rightful heir by properly paying decedent’s debts and taxes which we also call settling an estate.
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Succession Succession is the distribution of a ruler's titles upon his death based on succession and gender laws of each title.
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-  Heir: Person(s) entitled to the property of the Decedent under statutes of Intestate Succession. See Heirship Tree on page 6.  Informal: Opening an estate without prior notice to Interested Persons.  Interested Persons: Persons identified by Colorado Law who must be given notice of a court proceeding.
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- (C) Anatomical gift means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (D) Decedent means a deceased individual whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, a fetus.
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Probate Court for Heirs in Mineral Rights The Rights of Beneficiaries to Wills. A beneficiary is an individual or entity to whom a deceased benefactor -- known as a decedent -- bequeaths real and personal property, cash or other assets. The will defines the decedent's intended beneficiaries and the inheritance they are to receive.
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- 1 The fiduciary as personal representative is an individual appointed by the probate court to administer the estate of a person who has died, referred to as a “decedent.” A personal representative will either act as an Executor if named in the will, or as an Administrator if not named in the will, or if there is no will. A Conservatee is a person who is the subject of a conservatorship. 2  A Conservator of the Person is appointed by the court to assume responsibility for decisions regarding the health and welfare of a person.
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Career development-programs Increasing the # of tasks a worker performs, with all of the tasks at the same level of responsibility. Different than Job Enrichment since it is not increasing the level of responsibility. Good for victims of job burnout.
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Duhaime's Law Dictionary Deponent Definition: A person who gives evidence verified by oath, as within an affidavit. Related Terms: Affiant, Deposition, Affidavit, Perpetuating Testimony
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Wills A will is a legal document to be used as a road map for survivors of someone who dies. The map is designed to instruct an executor or personal representative of the decedent's estate on the desired transfer of wealth and property from the decedent to inheritors and beneficiaries.
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taxation An estate tax is a tax that is placed on, and paid by, the estate of a decedent prior to the distribution of the property among the heirs in exchange for the privilege of transferring the property.
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What If There Is No Named Executor in a Will? The executor, or personal representative, is the person responsible for carrying out the instructions in a will once the person who wrote the will, or the testator, has passed. The testator is allowed to choose any competent adult to serve as executor, and most wills appoint an executor of the estate.
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- dead person, dead soul, deceased, decedent, departed. individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; there was too much for one person to do. dead - people who are no longer living; they buried the dead. infernal - an inhabitant of Hell; his roar made the infernals quake.
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deponent The definition of deponent is active but in a passive way. An example of a deponent verb is a verb that has an active meaning but takes a passive or middle form such as in the phrase I take.. Deponent is defined as a person who testifies under oath in a deposition or in writing by signing an affidavit.
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representative A Personal Representative is an individual who is named in a will, or appointed by a probate court, to supervise the distribution of property remaining after another individual's death.
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deponent Deponent. An individual who, under oath or affirmation, gives out-of-court testimony in a deposition. A deponent is someone who gives evidence or acts as a witness. The testimony of a deponent is written and carries the deponent's signature.
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Will and testament Intestate - person who has not created a will, or who does not have a valid will at the time of death. Legacy - testamentary gift of personal property, traditionally of money. Note: historically, a legacy has referred to either a gift of real property or personal property.
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lapse A will is a document left by a deceased person, who is called a testator or devisor. A will allocates the property of a testator to living persons. If the intended recipient of a gift in a will (called a beneficiary or devisee) dies before the testator, the gift may lapse.
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What Is a Collateral Heir? Heirs are individuals who are entitled to inherit a deceased person's property. Many people die having written a will, which describes how they want their property distributed after death. State laws provide guidance regarding who receives a deceased person's property in the event the deceased person failed to make a last will and testament.
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Publication 559 - Main Content A personal representative of an estate is an executor, administrator, or anyone who is in charge of the decedent's property. Generally, an executor (or executrix) is named in a decedent's will to administer the estate and distribute properties as the decedent has directed.n 2014, the decedent's estate realized $3,000 of business income during the administration of the estate. The personal representative distributed $1,000 of the income to the decedent's son, Ned, and $2,000 to another son, Bill. The allowable depreciation on the business property is $300.
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deponent deponent (plural deponents) ( 1 law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her. ( 2 grammar) A deponent verb.
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- ESTATE TERMS: 1  Testator-a person who dies leaving a will. 2  Female=Testatrix. 3  Executor-a person named by a testator to execute or carry out the instructions in a will.
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heir At Common Law, an heir was the individual appointed by law to succeed to the estate of an ancestor who died without a will. It is commonly used today in reference to any individual who succeeds to property, either by will or law. An heir of the body is an heir who was either conceived or born of the individual who has died, or a child of such heir. This type of heir is anyone who descends lineally from the decedent, excluding a surviving spouse, adopted children, and collateral relatives.
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Heirs Law and Legal Definition Heirs Law and Legal Definition. In a strict sense, heirs are those people who would inherit the estate of a deceased person by statutory law if the deceased died without a will. When a person dies without a will, the heirs to their estate are determined under the rules of descent and distribution.