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Term Definition Intestate; Laws of Intestacy - said of a person who dies without a will.
Application in Divorce distribution of property to heirs.

The laws of grandparents, then brothers and sisters.

A surviving spouse generally inherits at least one third; surviving estate generally passes to the surviving spouse.

The estates of divorcing couples who die without a will are governed by the law of intestacy.

See also Curtesy.