Re: Back to school


---- "Peter W. Pesterhaus III" <binky9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



When someone dies intestate, it means they die without making a will.
When someone died without a will, the law dictated who received their
property. An intestate estate is just the estate (property) of
someone who died without a will. It's not an esoteric concept. It's
Genealogy 101.


For thoroughness' sake, intestate could also mean that the will had been declared invalid for some reason.


Vickie Elam White


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