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intestacy

Absence of a will at a person's death. Special legal rules apply on intestacy for appointing administrators to deal with the deceased person's affairs, and for disposing of the deceased person's property in accordance with statutory provisions.

By the rules of hotchpot, lifetime gifts made to a person entitled to benefit under intestacy may be taken into account when the estate comes to be distributed.



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