Intestate is the legal term for dying without a will, which can leave your assets up to state laws. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...

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When someone dies without a will, their estate is divided up according to standard rules, known as intestacy law. As set out in the Inheritance and Trustees' Power Act, the rules determine who ...

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Under current rules, unmarried partners have no automatic right to inherit if their partner dies without a Will, leaving many ...

In intestacy, the estate is distributed in a fixed order, depending on which relatives are alive at the time of death, writes solicitor Karen Walsh.

Under current rules, unmarried partners have no automatic right to inherit if their partner dies without a Will, leaving many ...