What Happens to Assets When Someone Causes a Death (The Slayer Statue Unveiled)

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According to Florida law, if you cause someone's death, you forfeit the right to inherit from their estate. It may sound obvious, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

While this rule bars direct inheritance, it extends to prevent benefiting from property transfers, such as being a beneficiary under a life insurance policy or gaining interest in real property due to the deceased, like a remainder interest in a life estate or property held jointly with rights of survivorship.

Essentially, the law treats it as if you predeceased the person you caused harm to. However, there's an interesting twist—this doesn't affect the killer's children. They can still inherit or receive property since it's not their fault that their parent committed the act. It's a peculiar rule that warrants careful consideration in the unfortunate event of a tragic incident to determine how assets are distributed.

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