Legal proceedings {probate}| determine if will is valid and supervise estate distribution. After death, no one can dispose of property until after judge states will is genuine and authentic and reads the will. If someone disputes will, court or a third party holds property in escrow until parties settle dispute.
If someone disputes will, court or a third party holds property {escrow, will}| until parties settle dispute.
Personal property {bequest} {legacy} can be left to legatees.
Laws specify creditors claim priority {priority of claims} {claim priority} against estate. Administrator decides if claims are valid. Questionable claims go to court for determination.
Children receive their father's estate {patrimony}|.
Giving all property to oldest child {primogeniture, estate}| was rarely practiced in America.
right of partner or joint owner to entire ownership after death {survivorship}|.
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