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Term: HEREADES REMOTIORES
Definition: Heredes remotiores refers to relatives who are not children or descendants. These are people who are further away in the family tree, like cousins, aunts, uncles, or grandparents. When someone dies without a will, their property goes to their closest living relatives, but if there are no close relatives, the heredes remotiores may inherit the property.
HEREDS REMOTIORES
Heirs more remote; relatives other than children or descendants.
Heredes remotiores is a Latin term that refers to relatives who are not direct descendants or children of a person. This means that if someone dies without leaving any children or grandchildren, their property or assets will be passed on to their heredes remotiores, who could be their siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, or other more distant relatives.
For example, if a person dies without any children or spouse, their estate may be inherited by their siblings or cousins as heredes remotiores. Similarly, if a person dies without any living relatives, their estate may be passed on to the state or government as the heredes remotiores.
Another example could be if a person has children but they are deceased, then their grandchildren would be the heredes proximi (closest heirs) and any other relatives would be considered heredes remotiores.
These examples illustrate how heredes remotiores are relatives who are not direct descendants or children of a person, but may still inherit their property or assets if there are no closer heirs.