Then you are intestate, and your estate will be handled in accordance with applicable intestacy laws.
It will depend on how the will was written. Their share may go to their heirs, or it may become part of the estate for the other beneficiaries.
That would mean the decedent died intestate or without a Will.
Nothing.
No. The remainderman doesn't inherit the property until the testator dies. A testator can change their Will any time before their death.
If the beneficiary died after the testator you must review the will to make certain there is no set time period the beneficiary must survive the testator. If there is no such provision then the gift becomes part of the beneficiary's estate.
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No. Until a testator dies their will is private and no one is entitled to access to it.
The laws of intestacy will be followed. If there is no next of kin, the estate will go to the state.
If a seller dies after signing a contract then the contract is terminated. In the case of real estate the property may go to the state, a bank, or the trustee of the will.
No. An unsigned Will is not valid.
When a beneficiary dies before a testator there are two things that can happen--either the gift will lapse, meaning that it will not pass to them but will stay with the estate or the gift (in this case money) will go to the family of the now deceased beneficiary. Whether one happens over another will depend on the wording in the will and the nature of the gift
An ademption is a determination of what will happen in law when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
They certainly do not have the rights. The executor has no power while the testator is still living.
The only person that can amend a will is the person who wrote it. So it has to be done before they die. And probate can only happen after the testator dies.