TSEM6101 - Legal background to trusts & estates: intestacy

If

  • a deceased does not leave a will, or
  • the will was not in a valid format (TSEM6034).

the deceased died intestate, and there is an intestacy.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp deceased’s assets vest in the Public Trustee.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp laws of intestacy determine who will inherit the possessions, and how much each will get. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp rules are set out at TSEM7800 onwards.