Practical guidance from Simon Jenkins, Director at Curtis Legal.
When someone dies intestate with no traceable relatives, their estate becomes bona vacantia and passes to the Crown. Here is how that process works, and who can still make a claim.
Read more →The intestacy rules give children significant rights but with important conditions, including a statutory trust for minors. Learn how children inherit when there is no will.
Read more →When someone dies without a will in England and Wales, the intestacy rules decide who inherits. Learn the priority order, what spouses and children receive, and how to apply.
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