In the case of simultaneous death of a husband and wife, property owned jointly by both of the deceaseds is distributed equally between the heirs.

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When two people die in a common disaster so that it is impossible to determine who died first, the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act often comes into play, and the property owned jointly by both of the deceaseds is distributed equally.

In the Case of Simultaneous Death of a Husband and Wife