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  2. Share transmission - Wikipedia

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    Share transmission is a mechanism by which the title to shares is devolved other than by transfer. This is typically applicable for: devolution by death; succession; inheritance; bankruptcy; marriage; When a previous owner of shares dies and his shares are inherited by his personal representatives or heirs, this is called transmission of shares.

  3. Estate tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The term "death tax" more directly refers back to the original use of "death duties" to address the fact that death itself triggers the tax or the transfer of assets on which the tax is assessed. While the use of terms like "death duty" had been known earlier, specifically calling estate tax the "death tax" was a move that entered mainstream ...

  4. Concurrent estate - Wikipedia

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    A joint tenancy or joint tenancy with right of survivorship (JTWROS) is a type of concurrent estate in which co-owners have a right of survivorship, meaning that if one owner dies, that owner's interest in the property will pass to the surviving owner or owners by operation of law, and avoiding probate. The deceased owner's interest in the ...

  5. Administration (probate law) - Wikipedia

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    In common-law jurisdictions, administration of an estate on death arises if the deceased is legally intestate, meaning they did not leave a will, or some assets are not disposed of by their will. Where a person dies leaving a will appointing an executor , and that executor validly disposes of the property of the deceased within England and ...

  6. Probate - Wikipedia

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    In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time of their death.

  7. Joint account - Wikipedia

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    If the joint account is a survivorship account, the ownership of the account goes to the surviving joint account holder. Joint survivorship accounts are often created in order to avoid probate. If two individuals open a joint account and one of them dies, the other person is entitled to the remaining balance and liable for the debt of that account.

  8. Elective share - Wikipedia

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    An elective share is a term used in American law relating to inheritance, which describes a proportion of an estate which the surviving spouse of the deceased may claim in place of what they were left in the decedent's will. It may also be called a widow's share, statutory share, election against the will, or forced share.

  9. Death notification - Wikipedia

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    Death notification telegram, 1944. A death notification or, in military contexts, a casualty notification is the delivery of the news of a death to another person. There are many roles that contribute to the death notification process. The notifier is the person who delivers the death notice. Notifiers can be military, medical personnel or law ...