heirs at law

plural of heir at law
as in heirs
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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heirs
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  • Excluding The Next Generation Shielding heirs from financial discussions and then expecting stewardship later rarely works.
    Ellie Perlman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Heirs at law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs%20at%20law. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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