Assertion: estate's asset | /r/HasProperty | distributed
Facets:
value: according to the will
type: OTHER
value: according to state law
type: OTHER
value: according to the decedent's wishes
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The remaining assets are distributed according to the decedent's wishes if there is a will, or according to state law if there is not a will.
text: If there is no will, or if some of the estate's assets have no designated beneficiary, it is through the court-supervised probate process that the remaining assets will be distributed.
text: Dying intestate can be unnecessarily costly for your heirs and leaves you with no specific say about who receives your assets or in what proportion those assets will be distributed.
text: In these situations, a probate lawyer may be hired to assist the administrator of the estate (similar to the executor), and the assets will be distributed according to state law.
text: If there are any assets left after the creditors have been paid, those assets are distributed according to the will.