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Under our law a person is free to make a will or not as he chooses. In this chapter we deal with what happens to his assets on death if he does not make a will. He has, in effect, elected to let the law direct the distribution of his property for him.
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For information on widow’s and widower’s rights see 3 Vernier, American Family Laws (1935) and 1938 supplement;
Martindale Hubbell, Law Directory (1952); Trusts and Estate Service, State Laws volume, Commerce Clearing House. For detailed information the statutes of the particular state must be consulted. On history and development of dower and curtesy see 2
Powell, Real Property (1950) 126. On right of election to take guaranteed widow’s or widower’s rights or to take under a will, see 4 Page, Wills (lifetime ed. 1941) section 1346.
Table 8 is based on information taken from 3 Martindale-Hubbell, Law Directory (1952) and Trusts and Estates Service, Commerce Clearing House.
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Beuscher, J.H. (1953). Transfers on Death Where There Is No Will. In: Law and the Farmer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-37864-9_13
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