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Recent Examples of decedent
As of Thursday, two individuals — identified as Hackman, G. and Hackman, B. — are still noted on the New Mexico medical investigator’s list of unclaimed decedents.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Six years later, Drue’s wife Kelly is now asking a North Carolina court to issue a declaratory judgement that she and her children are entitled to Drue’s 50% stake in Winthrop and that neither the company nor Brooks have a right to any proceeds from the decedent’s life insurance policy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The executor had actual or constructive knowledge of the decedent's tax liability; and
2.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Regulation makes clear that the decedent’s estate must be able to demonstrate that the decedent furnished no part of the consideration.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Six years later, Drue’s wife Kelly is now asking a North Carolina court to issue a declaratory judgement that she and her children are entitled to Drue’s 50% stake in Winthrop and that neither the company nor Brooks have a right to any proceeds from the decedent’s life insurance policy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The executor had actual or constructive knowledge of the decedent's tax liability; and
2.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Regulation makes clear that the decedent’s estate must be able to demonstrate that the decedent furnished no part of the consideration.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Decedent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decedent. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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