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heir at law

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Definition of heir at law

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a person who has the right to inherit property all of the heirs at law must be located before settlement of the estate is completed

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Kahn’s heirs unloaded the place in 1939, a few years after his death, and it was chopped up over the years to serve as retirement housing for city workers, a military training compound, and a boarding school, per Forbes.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
But a first-of-its-kind study of hundreds of contested trust cases offers a rare look at the circumstances that can send heirs to court.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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