inheritors

Inheritors are individuals who receive either part or all of an estate according to a testator’s will or according to familial descent laws which govern legal heirs , in cases in which there is no will or trust . Inheritor’s receive their inheritance from the executor of the will or trust upon the death of their benefactor.

[Last reviewed in April of 2025 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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• LIFE EVENTS
• financial events
• wills
• PROPERTY
• trusts
• inheritances & estates
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