{"id":342,"date":"2012-03-20T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-estate-planning\/?p=342"},"modified":"2022-06-16T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:31:31","slug":"what-does-dying-intestate-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-estate-planning\/blog\/what-does-dying-intestate-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Dying Intestate Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dying <em>intestate<\/em> simply means dying without a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonaseniorlaw.com\/legal-services\/wills-and-trusts\/\">will<\/a>. While this may not sound very frightening, the consequences of dying intestate can be very damaging to you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>If you die without a will in Arizona, your property will be divided according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatewill.com\/statutes\/az_law.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona\u2019s intestacy laws<\/a>. The laws are complicated, but basically, your property will be divided amongst your heirs, and the amount each heir receives depends on their familial relationship to you. So, if you want to pass a certain amount of your estate on to a particular heir, the laws may not distribute in the exact way that you intended.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t die intestate; make it easy on yourself and your loved ones by creating a detailed will now. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/our-people\/attorneys\/david-l-weed\">experienced Arizona estate planning attorney <\/a>can guide you through the entire process. By advising with a professional, you can be assured that your affairs are handled correctly and that your intentions will be followed after you pass. Call <strong>480-464-1111 <\/strong>to schedule a consultation with AZ estate planning attorney, Dave Weed today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call Arizona Estate Attorney Dave Weed at <a href=\"tel:4804674325\">(480)467-4325<\/a> to discuss your case today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you die without a will in Arizona, your property will be divided according to Arizona\u2019s intestacy laws. The laws are complicated, but basically, your property will be divided amongst your heirs, and the amount each heir receives depends on their familial relationship to you. So, if you want to pass a certain amount of your estate on to a particular heir, the laws may not distribute in the exact way that you intended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What does Dying Intestate Mean? 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