WHAT HAPPENS TO PROPERTY IN VIRGINIA IF AN OWNER DIES WITHOUT A WILL AND WHEN DOES PROBATE HAVE TO BE OPENED?
In Virginia, when a person dies without a will, their property is distributed according to the state’s intestacy laws. Intestacy laws are a set of default rules that determine how property is distributed when there is no valid will in place. Under Virginia’s intestacy laws, the distribution of property depends on the deceased person’s surviving […]