heir

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A “hotchpot clause” in your will ensures fairness by effectively deducting the advance gifts from their inheritance share, retroactively calculating what each heir has already received.

From MarketWatch

"I have to watch them from hair to toe so that in the future they could be our heirs," she said.

From Barron's

In 1976 the term for material owned by their creators or heirs was changed to the creator’s life plus 50 years.

From Los Angeles Times

She must understand what it means and the effect it will have — in this case, disinheriting her other legal heirs.

From MarketWatch

Finally, simplify your financial life for your sake and the sake of your heirs, Clark said.

From MarketWatch