intestate

The concept of intestate It is used in the field of right. This is what the process which, in the judicial sphere, is launched on the inheritance of the one who dies without leaving a will.

With the intestate, the assets of the individual who died without testing or that he made a invalid or null will are bequeathed to their closest relatives, in accordance with what is expressed by the law. The same happens if the heir is unable to succeed, if he rejects the inheritance or if he dies before the person who testified.

The intestate procedure is also used when the will does not contemplate the whole of the goods of the individual. In this framework, legitimate succession applies to those assets that were not available.

It is important to mention that the intestate derives from the Latin phrase ab intestate: namely, "Without a will". Through the intestate you can request the inheritance of the subject who perished without leaving a will (or if, as indicated above, his will is invalid for some reason).

This process allows the declaration of intestate heirs. If the deceased had spouse, grandparents, fathers or grandchildren, the notarial intestate. Otherwise, a intestate by judicial means.

The hereditary succession has an order established by the legislation. The first beneficiaries of the deceased are their children or grandchildren. Then their parents or grandparents appear. In the absence of all these relatives, the right rests with the spouse. If you also did not have a spouse, siblings and nephews appear.