{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-2-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 2-1.1","heading":"Heirs at law and next of kin defined","body":"§ 2-1.1 Heirs at law and next of kin defined\n  Whenever used in a statute or instrument, unless a contrary intention\nis expressed therein, the term \"heirs\", \"heirs at law\", \"next of kin\" or\nany term of like import means the distributees, as defined in 1-2.5.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 2. Rules Governing Dispositions Subject to This Law","Part 1. Substantive Rules Governing Dispositions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/2-1.1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a8c6365d389ea7246c064fe7a587e52a780802f22945dde34978b2c2680f4b27","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-1-2.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-2-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}