Walk It Through: No Will
All to the spouse unless a child is not theirs, the order after, and an affidavit at $50,000.
A man dies without a will, survived by his wife and a son from his first marriage.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Two deaths in one family. Marital property law in detail, wills, and the escheat to the school fund 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.