What is Lineal Descendants?
Lineal heirs are a person's issue (direct lineal descendants), while collateral heirs are those outside of that direct line (i.e., siblings, cousins). The classification of heirs refers to the manner in which they may be entitled to the interests of an estate by intestate succession.
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