Generally the property passes to the surviving spouse according to the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws for Arkansas at the related question link provided below.
Why should adult children have any rights to the personal gains of a parent, unless they worked to add to them?
No, a widow is someone who's husband has deceased. A widower is a man whose wife is deceased.
If there is no will, most states distribute the assets that way. You would have to look at the specific probate laws for the state in question. And if there is a will the estate will be distributed according to the wishes of the decedent. If the children from a previous marriage are minors, the court may over ride the will to prevent them from becoming wards of the state.
Medical bills are the responsibility of the estate. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
Three children, 2 living one deceased. he has four children, three living, one deceased
No. Jon Gosselins father is deceased, and his mother is remarried and does not live close by.
He has 3 children - two are deceased.
The estate of the deceased is responsible for the debt.
In general, if you remarry before the age of 60, you cannot receive your deceased husband's Social Security benefits. However, if you remarry after the age of 60 (or after 50 if disabled), you may be eligible to receive benefits based on your deceased husband's work record.
The bank will take possession of the property by foreclosure. If the mortgage is in the deceased parent's name it will not affect anyone's credit.
Yes, children have priority over the mother of the deceased. They are the descendants it get priorty second only to a surviving spouse. Even without a will the spouse will come first, then children. Parents are next, then siblings.
The kids would be the deceased sister's nephew's/niece's. In other words, the sister would be the kid's aunt.