Intestacy

Explains how Texas intestacy law distributes property when an unmarried person dies without a Will, descendants, or surviving parents, including sibling and niece-and-nephew inheritance examples.

The article explains how Texas intestacy laws treat half-siblings, full siblings, and step-siblings when someone dies without a Will and how a Will or Trust can provide different inheritance instructions.

This article explains who inherits probate and non-probate property in North Carolina when someone dies without a Will, including the rights of spouses, children, parents, and other relatives.

Texas adopted children may inherit from and through their biological parents unless a court order or a parent’s Will removes that right.

This article explains how Texas intestacy laws affect blended-family homes and the constitutional homestead protections available to surviving spouses.

An outright distribution to a spouse in a blended family can disinherit children from a prior relationship if the spouse later dies without a Will.

In Texas, a surviving spouse may not inherit all of a deceased spouse’s separate property when the deceased dies without a Will because intestacy statutes determine distribution based on the property’s characterization and surviving relatives.