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Author: Phoenix Flamesong, MP
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Amendment to an Act
A
BILL
TO
Amend the Marriage Equality Act and the Inheritance and Succession Act
Preamble: With the option to adopt, it is only right to establish the proper form of inheritance for adopted children, to protect their right to inheritance.
1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the “Family Inheritance Act”.
2. Amendment to the Marriage Equality Act
(a) Section 1 of the Marriage Equality Act should be amended as followed
1. Marriage
(a) A player may be married to up to 3 players at once, in game and through the registry.
(b) Marriages between two or more players may be registered to the Ministry of Social Services to become Registered Spouses.
(i) Spouses must be married in game to remain Registered Spouses. Should spouses divorce in game, the lawyer who divorces the couple is required to update the Ministry of Social Services on their separation, should there be a marriage registration on file.
(ii) Every pre-existing partner of new spouses registering their marriage must agree to the new addition before new spouses can be considered Registered Spouses.
(c) Registered Spouses are automatically entitled to a citizen’s possessions upon death, as outlined by the Death Act, even if no will is registered.
(i) Should a deceased citizen have multiple spouses and no will, the assets will be split amongst the living spouses equally, as determined by the spouses.
(ii) If there are physical assets, such as plots, that cannot be evenly split and the living spouses cannot decide on a fair and acceptable split, the assets can be ordered to be liquidated by the courts in order to evenly split the monetary values.
(d) (c) If there exists a will in which the deceased has not named a spouse as an inheritor, there is no legal right for them to demand any part of the inheritance.
(e) (d) Registered Spouses cannot be forced to testify against their spouses in court.
(i) This only applies to spouses who are registered before the start of the relevant court case.
3. Amendment to the Inheritance and Succession Act
(a) Section 6 should be added to the Inheritance and Succession Act as follows:
6. Familial Inheritance
(a) If a will is not present after a citizen is declared legally deceased, then any family of the deceased players should be the legal inheritors of the deceased players estate, businesses, and any other asset.
(b) If a player only has a registered marriage, the registered spouse will inherit the deceased player's estate, businesses, and any other assets in full.
(c) If a player only has a single adopted child, and no registered marriage, the child will inherit the deceased player's estate, businesses, and any other assets in full.
(d) In the event that a deceased player has multiple spouses, multiple adopted children, or a mix of that, then division should be as followed:
(i) All legal spouses and/or children will be counted as legal heirs of the deceased player:
(ii) All monetary assets should be divided equally by the legal heirs of the deceased player.
(iii) All plot assets should be placed into a land trust managed by the Ministry and co-owned by all heirs, and plots can only be transferred to sole ownership if all the trust members and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree.
(iv) All businesses should be placed into a land trust managed by the Ministry and co-owned by all heirs, and plots can only be transferred to sole ownership if all the trust members and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree, unless a spouse or child possesses a portion of the business, in which that spouse or child inserts the full business and all of its assets.
(v) All items should be considered a part of whatever property they are located on, and can only be claimed if all the trust members of a property trust and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree, or if the property is transferred to sole ownership.
(vi) A representative of the Ministry of Social Service can be any member the Minister of Social Services appoints to oversee the trust. Should that member exit the Ministry of Social Services, the member should be promptly replaced.
(b): Section 6 should be amended as follows:
6. Enactment
This Act shall take effect immediately upon passage.
Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Amendment to an Act
A
BILL
TO
Amend the Marriage Equality Act and the Inheritance and Succession Act
Preamble: With the option to adopt, it is only right to establish the proper form of inheritance for adopted children, to protect their right to inheritance.
1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the “Family Inheritance Act”.
2. Amendment to the Marriage Equality Act
(a) Section 1 of the Marriage Equality Act should be amended as followed
1. Marriage
(a) A player may be married to up to 3 players at once, in game and through the registry.
(b) Marriages between two or more players may be registered to the Ministry of Social Services to become Registered Spouses.
(i) Spouses must be married in game to remain Registered Spouses. Should spouses divorce in game, the lawyer who divorces the couple is required to update the Ministry of Social Services on their separation, should there be a marriage registration on file.
(ii) Every pre-existing partner of new spouses registering their marriage must agree to the new addition before new spouses can be considered Registered Spouses.
(c) Registered Spouses are automatically entitled to a citizen’s possessions upon death, as outlined by the Death Act, even if no will is registered.
(i) Should a deceased citizen have multiple spouses and no will, the assets will be split amongst the living spouses equally, as determined by the spouses.
(ii) If there are physical assets, such as plots, that cannot be evenly split and the living spouses cannot decide on a fair and acceptable split, the assets can be ordered to be liquidated by the courts in order to evenly split the monetary values.
(d) (c) If there exists a will in which the deceased has not named a spouse as an inheritor, there is no legal right for them to demand any part of the inheritance.
(e) (d) Registered Spouses cannot be forced to testify against their spouses in court.
(i) This only applies to spouses who are registered before the start of the relevant court case.
3. Amendment to the Inheritance and Succession Act
(a) Section 6 should be added to the Inheritance and Succession Act as follows:
6. Familial Inheritance
(a) If a will is not present after a citizen is declared legally deceased, then any family of the deceased players should be the legal inheritors of the deceased players estate, businesses, and any other asset.
(b) If a player only has a registered marriage, the registered spouse will inherit the deceased player's estate, businesses, and any other assets in full.
(c) If a player only has a single adopted child, and no registered marriage, the child will inherit the deceased player's estate, businesses, and any other assets in full.
(d) In the event that a deceased player has multiple spouses, multiple adopted children, or a mix of that, then division should be as followed:
(i) All legal spouses and/or children will be counted as legal heirs of the deceased player:
(ii) All monetary assets should be divided equally by the legal heirs of the deceased player.
(iii) All plot assets should be placed into a land trust managed by the Ministry and co-owned by all heirs, and plots can only be transferred to sole ownership if all the trust members and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree.
(iv) All businesses should be placed into a land trust managed by the Ministry and co-owned by all heirs, and plots can only be transferred to sole ownership if all the trust members and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree, unless a spouse or child possesses a portion of the business, in which that spouse or child inserts the full business and all of its assets.
(v) All items should be considered a part of whatever property they are located on, and can only be claimed if all the trust members of a property trust and a representative of the Ministry of Social Services agree, or if the property is transferred to sole ownership.
(vi) A representative of the Ministry of Social Service can be any member the Minister of Social Services appoints to oversee the trust. Should that member exit the Ministry of Social Services, the member should be promptly replaced.
(b): Section 6 should be amended as follows:
6. Enactment
This Act shall take effect immediately upon passage.
Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.