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Half-Blood Relations: Nevada
A half-blood relation is any person related
to you by just one common ancestor, when he or she could
otherwise be related to you by two common ancestors. The
same designation applies to any two people at the same level of
relation to one another (cousin, aunt, etc.) who could be
related by two common ancestors, but are not.
Nevada's
intestacy laws do not generally distinguish between whole
and half-blood relationships. However, an exception is
made where the intestate property was acquired by the
decedent from a
relation who is not also a blood relation of the decedent's
half-blood relative.
If you are including any half-blood
relatives, simply exclude the value of any property which you
have acquired from an ancestor who is not also related to the
half-blood relative.
For example,
Jake and Elwood are half-siblings with the same mother, but
different fathers. Jake dies
intestate with a $200,000 estate, of which $50,000 is a
parcel a land Jake received as a gift from his paternal
grandparents. Elwood is eligible to receive a portion of
the $150,000 from Jake's intestate estate, but not the $50,000
from Jake's intestate estate that consists of the land.
Elwood is excluded from eligibility because the land was
received from ancestors of Jake who are not also ancestors of
Elwood.
When Elwood is
included as a sibling, Jake's intestate
estate value
will be $150,000. To determine the disposition of the
land, Jake will enter $50,000 as the estate value and exclude
Elwood as a sibling when answering questions.
Examples:
Half-Sibling
Any person who shares your relation with one
of your parents, but not with both. (For example, you may
share the same mother, but have different fathers.)
Half-Aunt / Half-Uncle
Any person who shares just one common parent
with your parent. (If your grandmother had a child with
anyone other than your grandfather, that child is your half-aunt
or half-uncle. The same applies if your grandfather had a
child with anyone other than your grandmother.)
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