legal heir

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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

Your uncle’s wife is not a legal heir or a direct descendant of your grandmother.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 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

Rudolph Horn was the legal heir of Miss Francisca Garlov, who had that day been buried.

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various