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Intestate Succession in Farming and Ranching

Paul Gessaman and, J. David Aiken (January, 1995)

Summary

What happens if you die without a will? If you have property held in single ownership (often called fee simple ownership) and you die without leaving a valid will, succession of ownership of your estate will occur under the laws of intestate succession. If you have prepared a will and it is successfully con- tested, the laws of intestate succession will determine succession of ownership of your property.