Collateral Descendant A relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor -- for example, a cousin, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle.
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Collateral Descendant
It refers to a relation formed by the descendents of brothers and sisters of the ancestor of the family.
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Collateral Descendant:
A descendant that is not direct, such as a niece or a cousin.
The law distinguishes between collateral descendants, such as nephews and nieces, and lineal descendants, such as sons and daughters.
The law also distinguishes between collateral descendants and lineal descendants.
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: an heir who is a lineal descendant esp. as contrasted with a collateral descendant
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Grandchildren are descendants of their grandfather as children are descendants of their natural parents. The law also distinguishes between collateral descendants and lineal descendants.
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who are born of, or from children of, another are called that person's descendants. Grandchildren are descendants of their grandfather as children are descendants of their natural parents. The law also distinguishes between collateral descendants and ...
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