What is Legal Terms - Simultaneous Death Clause?

Legal Terms - Simultaneous Death Clause — Simultaneous Death Clause information: A provision commonly found in wills whereby the testator provides for the contingency of a death of the beneficiary coincident with the testator, or where the order of the deaths cannot be determined. The provisions usually mandate that the testator is to be considered to have survived. This mandate allows the beneficiary provisions in the will to be upheld.