Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a ...

Grace is Money editor at Which?, on the hunt for ways to help people save with smart tips and deals. She was named personal finance journalist of the year 2025. When someone dies without a will, their ...

Financial planning means giving thought to how you want to manage your investments and other assets during your lifetime. But it also means taking a longer view and considering what will happen to ...

Mystatewill.com is a remarkable website that provides information relating to the intestate distribution of a decedent’s estate according to the decedent’s personal and financial circumstances. It ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockpoint Probate Funding has unveiled new commentary spotlighting the growing number of Americans who pass away without a valid will—also known as ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. New rules governing the way estates are divided when someone dies without a will take effect next week, ...

Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel’s Black Panther, died in 2020 aged 43 from colon cancer. It came to light last month his estate would be split evenly between his widow and his parents, ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of what are known as the intestacy rules, which came into force on 1 January 1926 as part of the Administration of Estates Act 1925. The rules are ...

A Will Aid poll has revealed 67% of people in Scotland believe the law of intestacy should be changed to offer legal ...

• Intestacy occurs when a person dies without a will, leaving their estate for probate distribution. • A partially intestate estate can arise if a will doesn't cover all assets. • Probate courts ...

When someone dies without a will, their estate is divided up according to standard rules, known as intestacy law. As set out in the Inheritance and Trustees' Power Act, the rules determine who ...