as in descendents
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heirs
According to the constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the throne is passed down through King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein's dynasty, following a hereditary line of male heirs.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
This is when other heirs could make a claim for surplus funds.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
In some cases, owners or heirs live in other countries.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a life insurance policy on the life of each owner can provide the funds needed to exchange the shares with the deceased owner’s heirs who inherited them, regardless of when death occurs.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The rule applies to heirs who are not a spouse, minor child, disabled, chronically ill or certain trusts — and the yearly withdrawals apply if the original IRA owner had reached their RMD age before death.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Ninety years after Schoenberg fled the Nazis and moved to Los Angeles, the publishing company established by his heirs was destroyed.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But that may not be the best strategy for heirs whose top priority is to grow the account’s value.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Miami deciding to call attention to the NFL’s longest current playoff-victory drought would be akin to Richard Nixon’s heirs staging an annual Watergate parade.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
This is when other heirs could make a claim for surplus funds.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
In some cases, owners or heirs live in other countries.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a life insurance policy on the life of each owner can provide the funds needed to exchange the shares with the deceased owner’s heirs who inherited them, regardless of when death occurs.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The rule applies to heirs who are not a spouse, minor child, disabled, chronically ill or certain trusts — and the yearly withdrawals apply if the original IRA owner had reached their RMD age before death.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Ninety years after Schoenberg fled the Nazis and moved to Los Angeles, the publishing company established by his heirs was destroyed.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But that may not be the best strategy for heirs whose top priority is to grow the account’s value.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Miami deciding to call attention to the NFL’s longest current playoff-victory drought would be akin to Richard Nixon’s heirs staging an annual Watergate parade.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Heirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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