intestacy
Absence of a will at a person's death. Special legal rules apply on intestacy for appointing administrators to deal with the deceased person's affairs, and for disposing of the deceased person's property in accordance with statutory provisions.
| By the rules of hotchpot, lifetime gifts made to a person entitled to benefit under intestacy may be taken into account when the estate comes to be distributed. |
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