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- “Heirs” or “heirs at law” means those persons, including the surviving spouse, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent.
Heirs are often called “Beneficiaries” or “Devisees” of an estate as they inherit the property of another. The term “beneficiary” does not apply to an heir at law or a devisee after … Full Definition »
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