- heirship proceeding
- A special proceeding, authorized only by statute, to determine the heirs and distributees of the property of a decedent. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 104.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
heirship proceeding
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