What happens if an heir dies before receiving an inheritance? | NC

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Q: What happens to inherited property if the person who was supposed to receive it has also passed away? A: It depends mostly on timing — and on whether there was a will. If the intended recipient died before the property owner, the gift may go to that person’s descendants under a substitution rule, or it may pass to other beneficiaries under the will, or by intestacy if the will does not fully…