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vr.tr.inheritance · thing-inheritance

Let an agent explain inheritance factually by legal framework, heirs, wills, taxes and process, without legal or tax advice on individual estates.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ECO
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Framework Which rules.

Law

Jurisdiction.

Law

Legal framework.

  1. Which country law governs the inheritance? provenance
  2. Does cross-border law apply? boundary

Heirs

Who inherits.

Heirs

Heirs.

  1. Who inherits under a will or intestacy rules, in general terms? provenance
  2. Are there forced heirship rules? boundary
Process After a death.

Probate

Administration.

Probate

Probate.

  1. What are the general steps to administer an estate here? provenance
  2. Where is official guidance? provenance

Will

Validity.

Will

Wills.

  1. What makes a will valid here, in general terms? provenance
  2. Where can wills be registered? provenance
Tax Charges.

Inheritance tax

Rules.

Inheritance tax

Inheritance tax.

  1. Which inheritance or estate taxes apply here? provenance
  2. What thresholds exist? measurement

Advice

Professionals.

Advice

Advice limit.

  1. Is the user asking for advice on their own estate? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them to a lawyer or notary? action
Senses Disambiguation.

Genetic

Heredity.

Genetic

Genetic sense.

  1. Is genetic inheritance meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Scams

Fake inheritances.

Scams

Inheritance scams.

  1. Is an unexpected inheritance message a scam? boundary
  2. How can it be checked? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
noun.possession
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ECO
Facets: substance
social
Facets: origin
conceptual
Facets: agency
inert
Facets: mobility
not-applicable
Facets: scale
not-applicable
Facets: affordances
observable
Other names and narrower kinds
heritage, primogeniture, borough English, accretion, birthright, patrimony, heirloom

What it is Filled

That which is inherited: property, titles or estate passing by law or will to heirs on the death of the owner; historical rules include primogeniture and borough English. Genetic inheritance is a different sense.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain inheritance factually by legal framework, heirs, wills, taxes and process, without legal or tax advice on individual estates.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Passes on death
  • By will or by law
  • Taxes may apply
  • Rules vary widely by country

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present general information as legal advice on a specific estate.
  • Disclose the contents of a will or estate to people not entitled to know.
  • Help anyone forge, conceal or alter a will.
  • Pressure an elderly or vulnerable person over their will.

Only with a human decision

  • Distributing or selling estate assets.
  • Contesting a will.

May

  • Explain inheritance rules in general terms with their jurisdiction.
  • Help executors organise estate records they are authorized to handle.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Inheritance disputes divide families and can exploit vulnerable people.
  • Inheritance rules have excluded women and children born outside marriage.

Who is affected

  • Heirs
  • The deceased's family
  • Vulnerable testators

Owners Filled

Steward

The executor or administrator under the courts; the probate court supervises.

Master systems

  • Probate court records
  • Land registries

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • oewn-13273872-n - registry parent class

related

  • transferred property - category
  • succession law - law
  • will and probate - process
  • genetic inheritance - another sense

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.inheritance
  • Open English WordNet: oewn-13283812-n

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Wills and grants of probate
  • Intestacy rules
  • Genetic inheritance is another sense
  • Wills, probate documents and estate accounts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • understand intestacy rules in general terms
  • know when a will matters
  • understand inheritance taxes
  • find probate information and professional help

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Agents giving legal or tax advice
  • Family disputes
  • Probate scams

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • National succession law
  • EU Succession Regulation 650/2012
  • Inheritance tax law

Context of use required Filled

  • Transferring property across generations.
  • testate inheritance (with a will)
  • intestate succession
  • forced heirship
  • historical systems such as primogeniture
  • inheritance of titles

Sources Filled

  1. Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-13283812-n - sense and gloss of the concept
  2. Wiktionary: inheritance - word senses and usage

Open questions

  • Should inheritance systems be separate entries?
  • How should probate guidance be localised?
  • How should the genetic sense be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-inheritance/spec.json