Per Stirpes in United States
Per Stirpes Definition
(Lat. stirps, trunk or root of a tree or race). By or according to stocks or roots; by right of representation. Gen. St. Mass. 1860; c. 9, § 12; 6 Cush. (Mass.) 158, 162; 2 Bl. Comm. 217, 218; 2 Steph. Comm. 253; 2 Wooddeson, Lect. 114. 115; 2 Kent, Comm. 425.
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(Lat. stirps, trunk or root of a tree or race). By or according to stocks or roots; by right of representation. Gen. St. Mass. 1860; c. 9, § 12; 6 Cush. (Mass.) 158, 162; 2 Bl. Comm. 217, 218; 2 Steph. Comm. 253; 2 Wooddeson, Lect. 114. 115; 2 Kent, Comm. 425.
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This definition of Per Stirpes is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Basic Meaning of Per Stirpes
Per Stirpes means: the method of proportionately dividing an estate between beneficiaries according to their deceased ancestor’s share.
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