Question

Olive Maccones dies without a will. She has three sons and seven grandchildren. She owned a substantial amount of property. What happens to the property

Answer 1

Answer:

The property will be transferred according to the Statute of Descent and Distribution.

Explanation:

Intestacy is the situation where a person dies without leaving a will for the sharing of his estate.

When this happens the descent and distribution statute comes into play.

The heirs or next of kin are beneficiaries to the estate. Heirs can be be blood relatives, adopted children, adopted parent, or surviving spouse.

The line of descent is the order of beneficiaries that are from an ancestor. The line of descent can be direct such as sons, or collateral such as cousins.

In this case where Olive Maccones dies without a will and she has three sons and seven grandchildren, her estate will be distributed by a court based on the line of descent of her sons and grandchildren.