FUNDAMENTALS OF INHERITANCE LAW IN THE USA
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Keywords: inheritance, inheritance by law, inheritance by will, compulsory share, right of representation, order of inheritance, real property, personal property, USA.Abstract
Abstract. The article examines the fundamentals of inheritance law in the USA as a prominent representative of the Anglo-Saxon legal system. It shows the legal nature of inheritance, which differs significantly from the understanding of inheritance in countries belonging to the Romano-Germanic legal system. Within the framework of the conceptual apparatus, issues related to the time and grounds for opening an inheritance are examined. The main institutions of inheritance law in the USA, such as inheritance by will and by law, are studied. The issues of the order of inheritance by law are covered. Attention is paid to individual forms of wills, the legal capacity of a person to make and revoke a will in various states. The features associated with the restriction of freedom of testamentary dispositions by means of a compulsory share are revealed.
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