die intestate to die without having made a will (=a statement about who you want to have your property after you die) (testatus, past participle of testari )
A condition where an individual dies without a valid will A court will ultimately decide how the estate of the deceased will be settled by following the state law
The distribution of property to heirs according to the statutes of the State of Nebraska upon the death of a person who owned the property but did not leave a valid will
In the law of inheritance, transmission of property or property interests of a decedent as provided by statute, as distinguished from transfer according to the decedent's will. Modern laws of intestacy, though they vary widely, share the common principle that the estate should devolve upon persons standing in some kinship relation with the decedent; modern practice tends to favour the rights of the surviving spouse
The distribution of property to heirs according to the statutes of the state of residency upon the death of a person who owned the property but did not leave a valid will
The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's descent and distribution statutes If someone dies without a will, and the court uses the state's intestate succession laws, an heir who receives some of the deceased's property is an intestate heir