Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

What is Uniform Simultaneous Death Act?

A model act that states that if two or more people died simultaneously due to an accident within a 120-hour survival period, with no will, their assets are to be passed to the relatives rather than from one estate to another. This act is used to avoid double administrative costs.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Wills Trusts And Estates terms:

• Degree of Kinship
• Relationship by Affinity
• Executor or Executrix

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