If you die in the state of Utah without a will, you are said to have died intestate. Your assets will be divided among your closest relatives according to intestate succession laws. Only assets that would have passed through your will go through intestate succession laws. What your spouse receives depends on whether you have children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Utah:

• If the deceased leave behind children but no spouse, the children will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and no descendants, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and spouse, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and someone other than the spouse, the spouse will inherit the first $75,000 of the intestate property plus 1/2 of the balance. The descendants will inherit everything else.
• If the deceased leave behind parents but no spouse or descendants, the parents will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave 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 without a will, contact the lawyers at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm today at 877-373-8059.