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Per stirpes (pronounced /pɜr ˈstɜrpiːz/ "by branch") is a legal term in Latin. An estate of a decedent is distributed per stirpes, if each branch of the family is to receive an equal share of...
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per stirpes - definition of per stirpes - Per stirpes is a method for distributing the estate of a deceased individual. Per stirpes (which is Latin for \per branch\) specifies that each... ... Per stirpes is a method for distributing the estate of a deceased individual. Per stirpes (which is Latin for "per branch")
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The process of distributing property in intestacy can get rather complicated. For example, the process of distribution is relatively straight forward if someone dies but all of their children are still alive. It gets considerably more invol...
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The common usage is "to my then living descendants, per stirpes." If you have two children and five grandchildren who survive you, then each child will receive a 1/2 share and the grandchildren will receive nothing.
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This week's theme: terms from law. ... per stirpes (pur-STUR-peez) noun ... Per stirpes division of the property means that A receives one third, B receives one third, and the final one third share is equally divided among C's children.
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Definition of Per stirpes in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is Per stirpes? Meaning of Per stirpes as a legal term. What does Per stirpes mean in law? ... In a per stirpes distribution, a group represents a deceased ancestor. The group takes the proportional share to which...
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Exclusive interactive program calculates property distribution according to per stirpes rules. ... After entering the total estate value that is to be divided among these deceased heirs, The Per Stirpes Calculator™ will begin asking for family information for each deceased heir, as well as the deceased issue of these heirs.
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In almost every will that is shown to me in estate planning sessions, there appears the term "per stirpes." And, in hundreds of such sessions, I have yet to find a consumer who understands what it means.
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The Legal Term * Per Stirpes * Defined & Explained ... PER STIRPES - Lat. Term used to designate a system of inheritance under which children take among them the share which their parent would have taken had he survived the decedent. Thus the children are said to claim their shares by representing their parent.
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