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PoindexterOglethorpe

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10. In this country, and it's a state by state thing,

Reply to pink_gema (Reply #9)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 04:25 PM

Oct 2023

if you die without a will (intestate) state law determines who gets what, as a percentage of the value of the assets. It only goes to the government if there are no traceable relatives at all.

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dying without a will pink_gema Sep 2023 #9

In this country, and it's a state by state thing, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #10