If you die in the state of Wisconsin without a will, you have passed away intestacy. Wisconsin intestate succession laws are in place to divide your assets among your closest surviving family members. These laws try to keep your assets out of the state and within the closest family members possible.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Wisconsin:

• If the deceased leaves behind children but no spouse, the children 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 from the deceased and the spouse, and the spouse has no other descendants, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and the spouse, and the spouse has other descendants from another relationship, the spouse will inherit 3/5 of the intestate property. The descendants will inherit 2/5 of the intestate property.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and someone other than the spouse, the spouse will inherit 1/2 of the intestate property, and the descendants will inherit the other 1/2 of the intestate property.
• If the deceased leaves behind parents but no spouse or descendants, the parents will inherit the entire intestate property.
• If the deceased leaves behind siblings but no spouse, descendants, or parents, the siblings will inherit the entire intestate property.

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

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one without a will, contact the lawyers at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm today at 877-353-8059.