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Descent And Survivors' Rights

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Intestate estate

Dower and curtesy abolished

Afterborn heirs

Share of surviving spouse

Surviving spouse to receive household goods

Surviving spouse; vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle

Share of heirs other than surviving spouse

Parent and child relationship

Allowances for surviving spouse and family during administration

Allowance to children before payment of debts

Allowance to children after payment of debts

Elective share of surviving spouse; notice of rights

Effect of divorce order

Conveyance to defeat spouse's interest

Unlawful killing affecting inheritance

Written waiver of spousal rights

Degrees; how computed: kindred of half-blood

Share of afterborn child

Share of child or descendant of child omitted from will

Afterborn and omitted child; from what part of estate share taken

Beneficiary dying before testator; descendants to take

Individual absent and unheard of; share of estate

Requirement that individual survive decedent for 120 hours

Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement