Q: My cousin died intestate with no husband or children no siblings or parents who gets the money?
My cousin died without a will, she has no surviving parents or siblings spouse or children. Her estate is roughly $16,000 cash. She does have an uncle and roughly 30 cousins from her mom's and her dad's sides of the family. Does both sides inherit part of the $16,000? My cousin's uncle has an attorney who was telling him that only her dad's side of the family will inherit.
A:
Somebody will have to file with the probate court to open her estate and be appointed administrator. Her assets would be distributed to next of kin according to Ohio law of descent and ditribution - which would include uncles, cousins, etc. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local probate attorney about the probate process, and whether it would be worth it. Here is more information:
https://www.ohiobar.org/General%20Resources/LawandYou/TLAY_Chapter09.pdf
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