When an individual passes away not having a genuine will for them, their property is transferred by what is referred to as “intestate succession” to heirs in accordance with state law. That is to say, if you don’t have a will, the state is going to create one for you. Every state in the US have laws (or “statutes”) of this sort on record.<\/p>\n
The intention of intestate succession laws is to allocate the decedent’s wealth in a way that closely depicts how the average individual would have designed their estate plan, had that individual had a will. Nevertheless, this default can vary drastically from what the person really would have wished for. Even when it is known what the person meant, no exceptions are going to be made when no valid will exists. And there are no exceptions made because of need or special situation.<\/p>\n