Advancement - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

An advancement is a gift made during a�donor�s life to a family member, usually when the donor anticipates their own death.�The value of the advancement is included in the calculation of the�net probate estate�when the donor dies.�Therefore, the advancement has the effect of reducing the share of the probate estate that the family member receives by�intestate succession.�The primary purpose of an advancement is to further the equal treatment of�heirs�within the applicable intestacy statute�s distribution pattern.

See e.g.;�In re Nielsen�s Estate 169 Cal.App.2d 297(1959).