Walk It Through: No Will
All to the spouse unless a child is not the spouse's, and affidavits at thirty days and six months.
A man dies without a will, survived by his wife and a daughter from a prior marriage, with community and separate property.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One family with a blended household. Wills, funeral and last illness expenses in detail, and the court's role in an affidavit of succession are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.