If you die in the state of South Carolina without a will, you are said to have passed away intestacy. Your assets will go to your closest surviving relatives, in the order of intestate succession. Intestate succession laws are in place to keep the assets of the deceased in the family.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in South Carolina:

• If the deceased leaves behind children with no spouse, the children will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse but no descendants, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse and descendants, the spouse will inherit 1/2 of the intestate and the descendants will receive an equal share of the remainder.
• If the deceased leaves behind parents but no spouse or descendants, the parents will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind siblings but no spouse, descendants, or parents, the siblings will inherit everything.

To learn more about intestacy laws, visit www.nolo.com.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one suddenly and without a will, contact the lawyers at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm today at 877-373-8059.