Q: When your parent dies and has no will does thier assets, property, interests in oil and gas rights who does it go to?
A: A person who dies without a will is legally said to have died "intestate." A probate court will distribute the estate following the rules of intestacy - the rules for when there is no will to apply. The division of the assets in the estate typically depends on whether there is a surviving spouse, how many children there are, and whether any of the children are step-children. However, the rules of intestacy can become quite complicated. It simply depends on which relatives have survived. Also, some assets may not be part of the estate, such as "pay on death" bank accounts or life insurance. Usually, those things will go to the person designated in the account or insurance documents.
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