Common Law

Common Law inheritance emphasizes testamentary freedom with limited statutory protections for close family. HEIR supports per-capita and per-stirpes distributions, along with optional constraints for reserved heirs.

Core Principles

• Testamentary freedom: broad ability to allocate assets
• Per-capita: equal shares for all beneficiaries
• Per-stirpes: distribution by family branch
• Limited family provisions: jurisdiction-specific protections

API Usage

{
  "inheritanceTemplate": "common-law",
  "beneficiaries": [
    { "name": "Alice", "address": "0x...", "percentage": 60 },
    { "name": "Bob", "address": "0x...", "percentage": 40 }
  ]
}

Best Practices

• Use relationship fields for clarity in legal documents.
• Ensure shares total 100%.
• Include alternate beneficiaries for resilience.

Jurisdiction Notes

Common law templates are tuned for US/UK/Canada/Australia defaults, with local overrides in jurisdiction-specific documents.