What the heck is Intestate? Does it refer to a stomach problem? Do I need to watch another prescription drug commercial and see how bad the side effects are? It sounds a lot like something else, but the Dictionary defines Intestate as an adjective, referring to a situation
where a person dies without leaving a valid will. This usually is voiced as “he died intestate,” “intestate estate,” or “intestate succession.” Intestate estate is my favorite. Further it is one who, having lawful power to make a will, has made non, or one which is defective in form. In that case, he is said to die intestate and his estate descends to his heir at law. Most interestingly, it was used in France indiscriminately with de confess; that is, without confession. It was regarded as a crime, on account of the omission of the deceased person to give something to the church, and was punished by privation of burial in consecrated ground. This omission could be repaired by making an ampliative testament in the name of the deceased.
Pretty rough not being able to be buried in ground blessed by the church! Now, things aren’t quite so extreme, but without a will, the Government will decide where you assets go, not you. Your assets can even be taken by the state if no one else can be found to be related to you; maybe even your Uncle Dilbert that you don’t like will get your favorite baseball card collection.
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