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SOLUTION
TO PUZZLE USING CONNECTICUT LAW
Winston
left no spouse, descendant, parent, sibling or their descendents, so his
Probate Estate goes to the nearest descendants of his grandparents.
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MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS |
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PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
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| WINSTON'S
MOTHER (deceased)
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AUNT
SUSIE |
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DECEASED
AUNT OR UNCLE |
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RAMONA & ABIGAIL |
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ELVIS
(WINSTON’S FIRST COUSIN)
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Aunt Susie is the nearest descendent of
Winston's maternal grandparents. There are no aunts or uncles on
the father's side, so she inherits the entire $100,000.
ANSWER: AUNT SUSIE INHERITS $100,000
Winston's first cousins (Ramona, Abigail, and Elvis) inherit nothing. |
