Responsa for Bava Batra 252:8
אפי' תימא ר' יהודה התם ידעה וקא מחלה הכא לא קא מחיל
[IF] HE WROTE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Disposing of his property in a written will. ');"><sup>21</sup></span> EITHER AT THE BEGINNING OR THE MIDDLE OR THE END, 'AS A GIFT',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he used the expression of 'inheritance' also. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> HIS INSTRUCTIONS ARE VALID.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'his words stand'. So long as the expression. 'as a gift', was used, the other expression. 'as an inheritance'. that may have been used with it, does not affect the validity of the testator's instructions. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A father stated before his death that his son A should inherit no part of his house.
A. As soon as a person dies his estate falls automatically to his heirs, except whatever he has given away before his death. Therefore, the father's words are of no avail, and A receives his share of his father's estate.
SOURCES: Pr. 475.
A. As soon as a person dies his estate falls automatically to his heirs, except whatever he has given away before his death. Therefore, the father's words are of no avail, and A receives his share of his father's estate.
SOURCES: Pr. 475.
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