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  2. Intestacy - Wikipedia

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    Intestacy has a limited application in those jurisdictions that follow civil law or Roman law because the concept of a will is itself less important; the doctrine of forced heirship automatically gives a deceased person's next-of-kin title to a large part (forced estate) of the estate's property by operation of law, beyond the power of the deceased person to defeat or exceed by testamentary gift.

  3. Probate - Wikipedia

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    In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the state where the deceased resided at the time of their death.

  4. Administrator of an estate - Wikipedia

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    The administrator of an estate is a legal term referring to a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person who left no will. [1] Where a person dies intestate, i.e., without a will, the court may appoint a person to settle their debts, pay any necessary taxes and funeral expenses, and distribute the remainder according to the procedure set down by law.

  5. What Are the Laws for Intestate Succession? - AOL

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    Estate planning is part of comprehensive financial planning. It includes making a will. If you don’t make a will before your death, you will die intestate. In that case, your assets will be ...

  6. What Happens If I Die Without a Valid Will? - AOL

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    Someone who dies (known as the "decedent") with a legitimate will has set up what is known as a testate inheritance. This … Continue reading → The post Testate vs. Intestate: Estate Planning ...

  7. The executor of the will is granted the authority to process the decedent’s estate, distribute assets and settle debts. With a trust, an executor can simply follow the directions of the trust ...

  8. Uniform Simultaneous Death Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act primarily helps to determine the heirs of a person who has died intestate. For example, Alice and Bob are a married, retired couple with no offspring. They die in a plane crash, and it cannot be determined which person died first. Neither had executed a will, so both Alice's and Bob's families claim inheritance of the couple's estate.

  9. What Are the Legal Rights of a Disinherited Child? - AOL

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    If someone dies intestate, then a different set of rules apply. In that case, the probate court would distribute assets to someone's heirs according to state inheritance laws. Disinheritance is ...