Questions tagged [slayer-rule]

This is for questions involving the "slayer rule"; a rule of law that a person convicted of killing another may not inherit from the victim

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Defendant lost inheritance due to slayer rule, later exonerated. Do defendant’s descendants have ability to bring a suit?

A family consists of a DAUGHTER, her MOTHER (biological) and her STEP-FATHER (her mother’s second husband). The Step-father had bequeathed all his wealth to the Mother. The Mother had bequeathed all her potential wealth to the Daughter. The Mother…