Who Inherits If You Die Without a Will?
If you die without a will, you die “intestate,” and your state’s law — not you — decides who gets your money and property. Answer four quick questions to see what your state’s intestate succession rules say. It’s free and completely private: nothing you enter ever leaves your browser.
Don’t like the answer? You can decide instead.
Intestate succession is just the state’s fallback plan, and it often leaves out the people you’d actually choose — an unmarried partner, a close friend, a charity, or stepchildren. A will (or a living trust) puts you in control.