heirs

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The mortgage is, however, relevant to the practical side of the transaction, as it gets paid off from the sale proceeds and reduces how much money is left for you and your spouse, the heirs.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Is your main consideration paying the tax in advance for your heirs?

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

That can result in protracted legal fights among competing heirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"The family member sees public exposure as the only way to hopefully return the painting to the Goudstikker heirs, where it rightfully belongs," Brand told AFP.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Europeans today are heirs to one of the longest traditions of animal domestication on Earth—that which began in Southwest Asia around 10,000 years ago.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond