COMMORIENTES

"The legal term commorientes refers to individuals who die at the same time or in circumstances where determining who died first is impossible."

"The inheritance laws in many jurisdictions have provisions to address situations involving commorientes."

"In the absence of evidence indicating who died first, the commorientes are considered to have died simultaneously."

"The concept of commorientes is relevant in cases of accidents or disasters where multiple individuals lose their lives."

"When commorientes are involved, the distribution of assets from the deceased individuals' estates can become complicated."