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Does the death of a party involved in the execution of a will mean that they do not inherit?
The common law rule was that to inherit you have to outlive the decedent from whom you are inheriting, and that the inheritance would pass to your estate if you died before distribution was made.
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Does the death of a party involved in the execution of a will mean that they do not inherit?
No, at least not in the jurisdictions I know. If she dies now, it's the same as if she had died before the parents: Her share will be distributed as if she had lived, which means it will primarily go ...
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