What happens in the state of Pa. if you die without a will?

Answer 1

The same thing that happens in most states.

First, there are some things you can do outside of wills (e.g. transfer on death on car titles, joint accounts, etc.) that can keep property out of probate.

Regardless of whether you have a will or not, if you do not make provisions for non-probate transfer, your property will go into probate court when you die. (Most states have a simplified form of probate for small estates -- e.g. less than $50,000).

If you do not have a will, the probate court considers you to be intestate. If you are intestate, the law of the state dictates exactly how your property is divided. Generally speaking, the priority for receipt is your spouse, your kids, other descendants, your parents, your siblings, and then other close relatives (exactly how it splits depends on the specific details of your relationships). If there are no close relatives (and close is defined by legal relationship not how often you talked to them), the state gets the estate.

Answer 2

As in most if not all states it goes into probate. That lasts around a year or more. The relatives have to pay for filing fee's and anything else the court needs. All of the deceased bills come out of what is there, even if the state has to sell the property to get it. If there is anything left it is divided up amongst the closest living relatives. Children get it if there is anything left, if there are no children, parents get it, if there aren't any parents, brothers and sisters may get it. If there aren't any, then it will go to neices and nephews.

Answer 3

Your entire estate will go to probate court and if you have any relatives they watch your estate get sucked away as the state takes most of your money before they get a dime. Pretty stupid thing to do if you can help it. I will is not a hard thing to do and you can do it yourself if you want to. Go to the library and get a book on it. How hard is that!