{
  "answer": "A successor identity is a new identity with a governed inheritance relationship to a predecessor. It can receive specified duties, assets, records or authority without claiming uninterrupted numerical identity. This distinction is useful when continuity is materially broken, when a predecessor terminates, or when a fork cannot be treated as a single continuing subject.",
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  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "What is a successor identity?",
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  "shortAnswer": "A successor identity is a new identity with a governed inheritance relationship to a predecessor. It can receive specified duties, assets, records or authority without claiming uninterrupted numerical identity. This distinction is useful when continuity is materially broken, when a predecessor terminates, or when a fork cannot be treated as a single continuing subject.",
  "slug": "what-is-successor-identity",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
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