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If a person dies without a will and has no children or a wife just grandchildren age 21 and siblings who is considered next of kin?
In most states the grandchildren would be the legal heirs-at-law. Succession generally goes in descending order if there children and the children of any deceased child would take under the laws of intestacy: parent, child, grandchild, etc. Siblings of the decedent would become the heirs at law only if the decedent had no wife and no children.
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What happens to the per stripes share of a beneficiary in a trust who never had children but was survived by his wife?
That person's share (who died without issue) would go to his parents first, or to his siblings next, or to his siblings' children.
Are only children more likely to be harder to get along with or egotistical or more successful in school or more selfish than those who grow up with siblings?
Children who grow up without siblings are individuals, just like those who grow up with siblings, but since they do not have to share their parent's attention or resources, they are more likely to be more selfish than those who grow up with siblings.
Did George Washington have any great great great great grandchildren in 2011?
George Washington had no children of his own, so he never had and never will have grand children, let alone great great great great grandchildren. His wife, Martha, did have children from her first marriage, but that line died out after the Civil War.
If there is no will can one of the children of the deceased sell or give away items from the estate without permission from the other siblings before the surrogate court hearing?
NO.
In Tennessee a aunt died without a will Who gets the assets?
The intestacy laws of Tennessee will determine the beneficiaries. Generally, her children, if none, her parents, if none, her siblings.
Who has first claims to an estate without a will?
Typically the intestate laws are very specific. The money normally goes to the spouse and children. After that the siblings and parents inherit.
Why was Ruth considered an outsider and without property?
she was considered an outsider because Ruth was from Moab, and had no property rights because she was a widow and did not have any children.
If there are two siblings and only one is named on death certificate and no will who is the heir?
Most jurisdictions have a statute outlining who inherits in the case of intestacy (dying without a will). Spouses and children are the most likely to inherit. If the deceased had neither a spouse nor children, parents are the next likely. Siblings only come after all of these.
Are children of deceased given priority over mother of deceased?
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.
Why was Ruth considered and outsider and without property rights?
she was considered an outsider because Ruth was from Moab, and had no property rights because she was a widow and did not have any children.
What if a person die without a will had no children has a living mother and siblings who does the property go to?
The exact distribution depends on the state you are in but when a person dies without a will and direct decendents the estate still goes through probate. Generally probate distributes the estate (after taxes) to the wife and children, the parents (of the deceased), the siblings, the nephew and nieces and then to more remote relatives such as cousins, etc. If there is no relatives to distribute to and no will then the estate goes to the state.
In the state of Alabama when two siblings own property can one of the siblings deed their half to his or her children without the other siblings consent?
Generally yes, as long as there was no agreement recited in the original deed that restricted the transfer of interest. If they owned as tenants in common or joint tenants one can convey their interest to someone else.
