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If your spouse dies without a will and the home was not titled in both names will the surviving spouse become the sole owner of the property.?
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∙ 14y ago
According to most state laws, without a will, the wife is entitled to a portion of her husband's estate. If he didn't have a will, and had children, the whole estate, including the house, gets divided according to the state's law. Some states have homestead provisions, which again means she has an interest in the property, if it was her main residence. But the percentage is sometimes capped by the state's laws.
You can check your state laws of intestacy at the related question link provided below.
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∙ 16y agoIf the house was in "joint" title, then the absence of a will is irrelevant because the home automatically belongs to the surviving spouse and does not become part of the probate estate. Only the probate estate would be subject to the Georgia rules of intestacy.
Incidentally, in Georgia code, if a spouse dies intestate, with no surviving children or other descendants, the surviving spouse becomes the sole heir anyway. O.C.G.A. § 53-2-1
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∙ 8y agoThe property would pass according to the Florida laws of intestacy. If there is no surviving lineal descendant of the decedent (child or the children of any deceased child), the entire intestate would pass to the surviving spouse. You should seek advice from an attorney who specializes in probate law in Florida,
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∙ 14y agoYou need to check the laws in your country or jurisdiction. You can check the related question below for the laws of intestacy in the United States and the UK.
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∙ 13y agoThe rules of intestacy would apply to this asset just as it would any other.
See related question link provided below to check the laws of intestacy in the US and UK.
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∙ 14y agoIt will depend upon how the deed is worded. Typically, yes, a spouse would become sole owner of the property. Consult a probate attorney in Florida for specifics and how it works.
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If a spouse dies but leaves the property in a will to someone else what happens?
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How do you get property in your name if spouse dies without a will?
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When one spouse dies what happens to jointly owned property?
The surviving spouse becomes the sole owner.
In Texas does wife get all if husband die?
The answer is somewhat complicated.Community PropertyAll property acquired during a marriage is presumed to be community property. Under Texas laws, if you are married and are survived by a spouse and children, then:Your surviving spouse will inherit all your community property if all your children are also the children of your surviving spouse;Otherwise, all your one-half interest in the community estate will pass to your children, with your spouse keeping only his or her one-half interest.If you do not have any children, then your surviving spouse will inherit all of your community property.Separate PropertyIf your property is characterized as separate property, the distribution scheme is different:If you are survived a spouse and children, your surviving spouse is entitled to one third of your separate personal property and only a life estate (the right to use the property until his or her death) in one-third of your separate real property. The rest would be inherited outright by the children of the deceased spouse.If you are married but have no children or other descendants, your surviving spouse would be entitled to all the separate personal property. But if you have surviving parents and siblings, the surviving spouse would only be entitled to one-half of the separate real property with the other half passing to the parents, siblings or descendants of siblings in a manner set forth by the statutes.https://texaswillsandtrustslaw.com/2010/10/18/dying-without-a-will-the-texas-intestacy-statutes/
In Tennessee is a surviving spouse responsible for the deceased spouse's debts if there is no estate?
Tennessee is not a community property state, if the surviving spouse was not a joint debtor he or she is not responsible for debt incurred by the decedent. The exeption would be, if there is a home that is encumbered by a mortgage and/or loan the surviving spouse will have to continue the agreement whether he or she was named on the lending contract in order to retain possession of the property.
