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stirpes

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A quick definition of stirpes:

Stirpes is a fancy word that means the family tree of a certain branch or ancestor. It's used when talking about who gets what when someone dies and leaves an inheritance. It helps to make sure that the right people in the family get what they're supposed to.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Stirpes is a Latin term used in inheritance and estate planning to describe the line of descent of a family branch or ancestor.

For example, if a person dies and leaves their estate to their children, but one of their children has already passed away, the inheritance would be divided among that child's children, or grandchildren of the deceased person, by stirpes. This means that each grandchild would receive an equal share of their parent's portion of the inheritance.

Another example would be if a person's will states that their estate should be divided equally among their grandchildren by stirpes. This means that if any of their children have passed away, their share of the inheritance would be divided among their own children, or grandchildren of the deceased person, in equal portions.

Overall, stirpes is a way to ensure that each branch of a family receives an equal share of an inheritance, even if a direct descendant has passed away.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] 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
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