Property Ownership
In Kentucky, real property is transferred at death without a will through:
ADescent and distribution (intestate succession)✓ Correct
BAdverse possession
CEminent domain
DEscheat to the state
Explanation
When a property owner dies intestate (without a will), their real property passes according to Kentucky's laws of descent and distribution, which govern who inherits.
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Key Terms to Know
Eminent Domain
The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
Joint TenancyCo-ownership where two or more people hold equal, undivided interests with the right of survivorship — when one owner dies, their share passes to the surviving owners.
DeedA written legal instrument used to transfer ownership of real property from one party (grantor) to another (grantee).
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