Issue (genealogy)
In genealogy and wills, one's lineal descendants
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In genealogy and wills , a person's issue is all their lineal descendants .
Lineal descendants
Issue typically means a person's lineal descendants —all genetic descendants of a person, regardless of degree. [1] Issue is a narrower category than heirs , which includes spouses, and collaterals ( siblings , cousins , aunts , and uncles ). [2] This meaning of issue arises most often in wills and trusts . [3] A person who has no living lineal descendants is said to have died without issue .
A child or children are first-generation descendants and are a subset of issue. [4]
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References
- ↑ Glenda K. Harnad, J. D. and Karl Oakes, J. D., Corpus Juris Secundum , Descent and Distribution § 35 (2015)
- ↑ HEIR, Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014).
- ↑ For example, In re Auclair's Estate, 75 Cal. App. 2d 189, 170 P.2d 29 (1st Dist. 1945); Brawford v. Wolfe, 103 Mo. 391, 15 S.W. 426 (1891)
- ↑ "Issue and children in wills" . willshub.com.au . BHS Legal. 17 March 2022 [25 August 2020]. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022 . Retrieved 17 December 2021 .