legal heir
Example Sentences
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By Wednesday, officials had issued a death certificate and legal heir documents, and the bank said the money had been handed over to the woman's family members.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The legal heir in this case would be your mother, unless your father had a will stating otherwise.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 2, 2025
The legal heir determination process was completed on May 26, and last week the county announced its plan to return the land.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2022
Given the lack of any legal heir, Josephina, Morf, and Rhodora are all fully ready to lie about how they acquired his work, and take full advantage of its instant popularity.
From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2019
He was not naturally a bad man at heart, and had he not been legal heir to the baronetcy he would never have entered into the conspiracy to deprive the rightful owner of the property.
From Vellenaux A Novel by Forrest, E. W. (Edmund William)
