If a spouse dies without a Will, the decedent’s wife and children, may divide the intestate estate of the predeceasing spouse. If the children are minors at the time of the predeceasing spouse’s death, usually the surviving ex-spouse could become the legal guardian of the minor children. However, if the testator made a revocable living trust before death, the testator could direct who would be the successor trustee, presuming not the surviving ex-spouse, and the testator could direct as to what happens to his or her property upon death.