Legal Definitions - ex bonis paternis

EX BONIS PATERNIS

Ex bonis paternis is a Latin term that means "out of the goods succeeded to through the father." It refers to the inheritance received from a father's estate.

1. John inherited his father's house and car ex bonis paternis.

2. The siblings divided their father's estate ex bonis paternis.

The examples illustrate how ex bonis paternis is used to describe the inheritance received from a father's estate. In the first example, John inherited his father's house and car, which were part of his father's estate. In the second example, the siblings divided their father's estate among themselves, which included all the assets and liabilities that their father had left behind.