If you die in the state of Michigan without a will, you are said to have passed away intestate. Your assets will fall under Michigan intestate succession laws and will be divided among your closest living relatives.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Michigan:

• If the deceased left behind children but no spouse, the children will inherit everything.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse but no descendants or parents, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and spouse, the spouse inherits $150,000 of the intestate property, plus 1/2 the balance, and the descendants inherit the remainder.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse and at least one descendant from the deceased and the spouse, and at least one descendant from another relationship, the spouse inherits the first $150,000 of the intestate property and 1/2 of the balance, and the descendants inherit everything else.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse, no descendants from the deceased and the spouse, and at least one descendant from another relationship, the spouse inherits $100,000 of the intestate property and 1/2 of the balance. The descendants inherit everything else.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse and parents, the spouse inherits the first $150,000 of the intestate property and 3/4 of the balance. The parents inherit the remainder.
• If the deceased left behind parents but no spouse or descendants, the parents inherit everything.
• If the deceased left behind siblings 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.