If I had no living relatives could I leave my property and money to someone unrelated to me when I die?

Answer 1

Of course, you can leave your estate (your physical property and your financial assets) to anyone. But you have to create a will and get it notarized. If you don't, the state can take *everything*.
There are plenty of online sites and computer programs (such as MyAttorney) that can help you draw up a simple, legal will, but you may want to meet with a lawyer to verify that there aren't any loopholes - if the estate goes to probate (where the state court decides what to do with your assets), then your beneficiary could wait for years and still wind up with little or nothing.

Answer 2

I think you can leave your property to anyone of your choosing if you have no known living relatives. If you are a very wealthy person, there are people who would come out of the wood work claiming to be a "long lost relative" if you should die and not leave a will specifying the terms of your wishes in a will. If you die without a will, you die intestate and the property would be left up to strangers. If you truly have no relatives, you make your choice about whom to leave your property to. Some people have been known to leave their money, etc. and to make sure their animals (pets) were taken care of. Some people give endowments to universities, or groups of people who do charity work. The best bet would be to leave a will and then you'd be assured of having whomever you chose, to receive all that you would give to them.

Answer 3

Even if you have living relatives, you can will your property and money to whoever you want when you die. You can leave it to an unrelated person or an organization. Just make sure your will is in order and properly executed.

Answer 4

You can leave money to anybody you want to. You do not have to give anything to any family member [other than your spouse if you are married]. Your spouse is the only person you cannot, by law, disinherit.

I number of other answerers have suggested that you leave a lot of money to them. Sure, you can do that, if you want to. Or, you can give the money to be used for the building program of the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Charitable organizations are also considered to be "persons."

Answer 5

Even if you have living relatives, you can make out a will and leave your property and money to whom ever you wish. If you don't have a will and something happens to you, then it will automatically go to your family.

Answer 6

Even if you have living relatives, you can leave your money to someone (or something-like a charity or a cat) else. Just make sure you have a will if you want to do so.

Answer 7

and again, NO ONE got the question completely right.

It depends on the state in which you live and if you are married at the time of your death. Unrrelated does not necessarily mean not married.

If you are married, some states do not allow a will to disinherit a spouse.

If you have no one at all, then the answer is yes, you can leave it in trust to the cat, to the Mormons or to the last guy or girl who winked at you.

Answer 8

It's your money and your property, you can leave it to whomever, whatever as long as your affairs are in order and your will clearly expresses your desires.

Answer 9

the government takes 0.5 then the kinfolk that get what's left get taxed on what they get. And the government thinks they have the main appropriate to do it. Liberals must be tared and feathers like they did to deprave politicians interior the previous days.

Answer 10

Yes, and I volunteer.