Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode of our “Listen and Learn” series focuses on the three main methods for distributing assets among heirs when someone dies intestate: per stirpes, modern per stirpes (or per capita by representation), and per capita by generation. We walk through each method with examples highlighting how shares are divided among descendants in different family scenarios.
In this episode we discuss:
- How assets are divided among heirs through the following methods:
- traditional per stirpes
- modern per stirpes (or per capita by representation)
- per capita by generation
- Walkthroughs of different family scenarios
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- Podcast Episode 27: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts
- Podcast Episode 75: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Trusts
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