What if you die without a Will?

If a person failed to execute a will or died without a valid will, he or she is said to have died Intestate, and his or her property will be distributed under the Intestate Succession statutes of the State. These statutes do not take into consideration the decedents unique personal situation and the distribution is unlikely to be in total accord with what the decedent would have wished.

The intestacy statutes only take into consideration family relationships: they do not take into account such factors as taxes, administration costs, or estate shrinkage.

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