Died Without a Will? Here Comes the Government Pie Chart
We got a new MEE module today on
Wills: Intestacy.
Intestacy, where we find out what happens when someone dies without a valid will and the state gets to play accountant, therapist, and chaos agent all at once.
You can find it in the free
MEE Course.
Pretty simple. General partnerships are dangerous for this reason.
Pretty simple. General partnerships are dangerous for this reason.
We're going over:
- What intestate succession actually means, and how the bar tests it
- Who qualifies as an heir, and why you can’t just start naming people without a valid statute-based reason
- The difference between per stirpes and per capita distribution, and how having too many cousins ruins everything
- The “survival” requirement and why it matters who died first in a family barbecue disaster
- How to deal with advancements and why a $100k “gift” might come back to bite you on the bar exam
- And the ultimate endgame: escheat - when the government gets everything because your family tree is barren and your planning was nonexistent
This is the kind of essay the bar throws at you when they want to see if you’ve been skimming the boring chapters. But it’s also incredibly rule-driven. If you know the structure, you can knock it out fast.
Let's slice up this inheritance pie before the state does.
