{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.6","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 6-5.6","heading":"Meaning of heirs, distributees and issue in certain remainders","body":"§ 6-5.6 Meaning of heirs, distributees and issue in certain remainders\n  When a remainder is limited to take effect on the death of any person\nwithout heirs, heirs of the body, distributees or issue, the word\n\"heirs\", \"heirs of the body\", \"distributees\" or \"issue\" mean such\npersons living at the death of the person named as ancestor.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 6. Classification, Creation, Definition Of, and Rules Governing Estates In Property","Part 5. Rules Governing Future Estates"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/6-5.6","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"1a730853a81c7d3982738ab6a6175db77002b62cd60bf49c97852785fa27b9a7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}