Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

parentelic method

Read a random definition: ante mortem

A quick definition of parentelic method:

The parentelic method is a way to determine who inherits when someone dies without children and is not survived by their parents or their parents' descendants. It works by looking for the closest living relatives on the deceased person's family tree. First, it looks for grandparents and their children. If none are found, it moves on to great-grandparents and their children, and so on until an heir is found. However, some states have a limited parentelic system that only looks for grandparents and their children. If no heirs are found, the estate goes to the state.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The parentelic method is a way of determining who inherits the estate of a childless person who died without a will and is not survived by parents or their descendants. It involves tracing the family tree through the deceased person's grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on until an eligible heir is found.

Example: If John died without a will and had no children, spouse, or surviving parents, the parentelic method would be used to determine who inherits his estate. First, the search would look for John's grandparents and their descendants. If none are found, the search would continue to great-grandparents and their descendants, and so on until an eligible heir is found.

The Uniform Probate Code uses a limited parentelic system, which means that if no eligible heir is found after searching for grandparents and their descendants, the estate would escheat to the state.

Explanation: The parentelic method is used to determine who inherits the estate of a person who died without a will and has no surviving spouse, children, or parents. It involves tracing the family tree through the deceased person's grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on until an eligible heir is found. The Uniform Probate Code uses a limited parentelic system, which means that if no eligible heir is found after searching for grandparents and their descendants, the estate would escheat to the state.

parent application | parent filing date

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.