In the state of Hawaii, if you die without a will, you are said to have passed away intestacy. Intestate succession laws are in place to divide your assets among your closest living relatives. Valuable assets that do no go through your will otherwise are not part of intestate succession, only those that are in your name only.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Hawaii:

• If the deceased leaves behind children but no spouse, the children will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse but no descendants or parents, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leaves behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and spouse, and the spouse has no other descendants, the spouse inherits everything.
• If the spouse and descendants from both the deceased and spouse are living, and the spouse has descendants from another relationship, the spouse will inherit $150,000 from the intestate property plus 1/2 of the balance. The descendants inherit the remainder of the intestate property.
• If the spouse and descendants from the deceased and someone other than the spouse are still living, the spouse inherits $100,000 from the intestate property plus 1/2 of the separate property. The descendants inherit everything else.
• If the spouse and parents are surviving, the spouse inherits $200,000 of the intestate property plus 3/4 of the balance; the parents inherit the remainder.
• If the parents are surviving but no spouse or descendants, the parents inherit everything.
• If the siblings are surviving but no spouse, descendants, or parents, the siblings 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.