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

If there is a will and it can be found, you have many rights, assuming you are a legal heir.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 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

They could not draw on their capital, for it was tied up in favour of the legal heir, an unknown cousin.

From Browning's Heroines by Armfield, Maxwell