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Determination Of Heirship, Paul E. Basye
Determination Of Heirship, Paul E. Basye
Michigan Law Review
Nearly a hundred years have elapsed since the Supreme Court emphatically voiced its conviction as to the necessity of having some method for making a final determination concerning the devolution of the ownership of property upon the death of its owner.
The Venue Of Probate And Administration Proceedings, Paul E. Basye
The Venue Of Probate And Administration Proceedings, Paul E. Basye
Michigan Law Review
With the division of each state into counties or districts and the creation in each such subdivision of some court for the probate of wills and the administration of estates, it became necessary to designate which of such courts should undertake these functions in a particular estate. It is not the purpose of this study to consider problems arising out of conflicts of jurisdiction as between states insofar as independent determinations of domicile of a decedent may be made. That a decedent died a resident of the state undertaking an administration upon his estate will be assumed; or, if he …