F. S. Law

a proportional reduction of a legacy under a will when assets out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full

the extinction or withdrawal of an inheritance because decedent did not own the property at the time of death

a man who has been appointed by the court to settle an estate

a woman who has been appointed by the court to settle an estate

a gift of personal property by will

an addition or amendment of a last will and testament executed with the same formality as the will

a legal process used by one wishing to collect a debt from an estate

the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber

a gift of real estate made by will

one who inherits real estate under a will

property would be distributed equally to the children

distribution among heirs according to relationship to deceased

exists when person executes a power of attorney which will become or remain effective in the event he or she should later become disabled

a. inventory
b. to file and pay the descedents & estate tax returns
c. to pay claims
d. accounting

an interest in law for nonexclusive or intermittent use

the inherent power of a government to take private property for public use. In the U.S. just compensation to the property owners is required.

forfeiture of a decedent's property to the state in the absence of heirs

the property of a deceased person, both real and/or personal

a man appointed by the will of a deceased person to carry out the provisions thereof and settle the estate

a woman appointed by the will of a deceased person to carry out the provisions thereof and settle the estate

an instrument in writing authorizing, one person to do anything for the principal. In other words, one party has full power of attorney for another party.

a will written entirely by the testator with his own hand

the estate which passes from the decedent to his/her heirs

between states

within a state

the succession of an heir at law to the property and estate of his ancestor when the latter has died without a will

bequest

one who inherits personal property under a will

a. destruction or alteration of will
b. marriage and divorce
c. execution of a later will
d. after-born child

use of property which interferes with the public or another landowner's use of his propertya landowner's

act, occupations or structures which are not nuisances per se, but may become nuisances by reason of the location or manner in which it is operated

act, occupations or structures which are  nuisances at all times and under all circumstacnces. it may be prejudicial to public morals, dangerous to life or injurious to public rights.

oral will declared or dictated by testator during last illness before appropriate witnesses to dispose of personal property and afterwards reduced to writing, (not valid in  all states).

person who represents and administers the estate of deceased persons i.e., executors and administrators

a. authorization to cremate
b. wrongdoing in the cremation process
c. misdelivery of cremated remains
d. unclaimed cremated remains

testator's informing witnesses that document is will

a. in the public interest
b. for private reason

a. federal standards
b. state standards

provision in a deed limiting the use of property and prohibiting certain uses

the omission or cancellation of an instrument, act, license, or promise

an estate in which the assets exceed the liabilities

an instrument in writing authorizing one person to act as an agent for another effective only upon a certain event occurring

a man who makes a valid will

a woman who makes a valid will

 an instrument executed with required formality by a person making disposition of their property to take effect upon their death

a law passed by a municipality by virtue of the police power which regulates and prescribes the kind of building, residences, or businesses that shall be built and used in different parts of the municipality