disinheritance
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This serves to avoid the complete disinheritance of a surviving spouse.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
But where laws fail to protect widows, the resolution of disinheritance disputes often comes down to family mediation alone.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
The family wealth has long been sold off or dispersed, and Smith’s mother famously threatened him with disinheritance during a family rift in the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2021
The disinheritance of Mrs. Radziwill was widely interpreted as another sign of strain between the sisters, whose relationship had captivated the press and public throughout their lives.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019
He was Edmund, Earl of Wolleck, uncle of Hattie’s friend Blossom, the uncle whose marriage she feared because it might cause her disinheritance.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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