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Devise-restricted homestead that is not validly devised or is not devisable descends as other intestate property, unless the decedent is survived by a spouse and one or more descendants, in which case the surviving spouse receives a life estate with a vested remainder in the then living descendants, per stirpes. However, a surviving spouse has six months from the date of the other spouse's death to elect a 50 percent tenant-in-common share instead of the default life estate.

If you name your children as contingent beneficiaries and they have children you may want to consider adding the Latin term "per stirpes." Per stirpes means that should the contingent beneficiary predecease the account owner; the share allotted to them would be equally distributed among their children.

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I resisted him for around seven minutes and prevented him from stealing my bag, but when the stirpes snapped, he pulled the purse and fled.

The trust was to terminate on the later of the death of the donor or that of his first spouse, when the principal and any accumulated income were to be distributed outright to the donor's issue per stirpes. The donor's first spouse predeceased him.

provided in his will would share with equality and per stirpes. And

The Stirpes chose Eugene after scoping out Medford, Ashland, Portland and Vancouver.

The will also provided that if any of the legatees predeceased Tatum Sr., their shares would pass to their descendants per stirpes.

Top court rules heir's children cannot inherit all assets per stirpes