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If an heir dies before an estate is settled, does his share go to the other heirs or hours wife?
Great question. The only way to answer this question is to have more facts. First, you must look to the underlying estate plan of the person that devised to the heir. If a survivorship period is required, then the heir must survive for that period. If there is no period that was set forth, then state law would control.
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