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SIMPLE DEFINITIONS TO INTESTATE PROCEDURES |
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majority of our ancestors did not leave a will so intestate procedures
were applied. The death of an individual who owed money often resulted
in even more paperwork than someone who left a will with much money,
and thus more genealogical clues may surface including each of these
items numbered below.
1. places of __________ 2. __________ of individuals such as children, widows, siblings, friends, business associates, debtors, and other relatives who might qualify as, or hope to qualify as, heirs. 3. __________ of one family to another such as a family heirloom or a slave. 4. clues involving an individual's __________ in the community INTESTATE PROCEEDINGS Intestate cases follow much the same format as proceedings for testate actions. The __________ appoints an administrator who may be required to post bond and submit letters of administration. Inventory. The enumeration of the deceased individual's entire __________. Petition. People make a __________ to the court asking for certain things to be done. Renunciation. When an individual __________ what has been offered to them or asked of them. Accounts. Various __________ maintained to keep track of petitions, renunciations and bills and receipts for services. Dower Rights. A __________ right to a life interest in one third of the real property belonging to __________. Dower differed in various areas of the United States during different time periods. These usually included the __________ given name as well as that of her __________ husband. The first entry for a __________ apportionment provides a method of estimating the __________ of the deceased. Pre-nuptial agreements and marriage settlements are also sometimes recorded in court minutes. |
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