Intestacy meaning

Hence came the ' jurisdiction of the ordinary in intestacy, for the peace of the soul of the departed.

The rules of distribution in intestacy differ, however, very considerably from those established in England.

ADVANCEMENT, a term technically used in English law for a sum of money or other benefit, given by a father during his lifetime to his child, which must be brought into account by the child on a distribution of the father's estate upon an intestacy on pain of his being excluded from participating in such distribution.

The conditions under which cases of advancement arise are as follows: There must be a complete intestacy; the intestate estate must be that of the father; and the advancement must have been made in the lifetime of the father.