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dies leaving a widow and children, the movable property is divided into three equal parts; one-third part is divided equally among all the children who survive, although they may be of different marriages (the issue of predeceased children do not share); another third goes to the widow as her See also:

jus rclictae, and the remaining third, called " dead's part," may be disposed of by the father by will as he pleases. If the father See also:

die intestate the dead's part goes to the children as next of See also:

KIN (0. E. cyn, a word represented in nearly all Teutonic languages, cf. Du. kunne, Dan. and Swed. kon, Goth kuni, tribe; the Teutonic base is kunya; the equivalent Aryan root gan- to beget, produce, is seen in Gr. 'yEvos, Lat. genus, cf. "kind")

kin. Should the father leave no widow, one-See also:

HALF

half of the movable See also:

ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate is legitim and one-half dead's part. In claiming legitim, however, See also:

CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit must be given for any advance made by the father out of his movable estate during his lifetime.

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