Intestado significa que alguien murió sin un testamento válido. Esto puede significar que no tenían testamento o que el testamento que tenían no era aplicable. Los testamentos especifican qué hacer con los activos de una persona tras su fallecimiento. Sin un testamento válido, las leyes de intestación del estado determinan cómo distribuir su patrimonio.
Independientemente de si existe un testamento o no, la mayoría de los patrimonios deben pasar por el proceso de sucesión— el proceso legal de distribución de la propiedad de una persona fallecida. Al inicio del proceso de sucesión, el tribunal nombra a un representante personal para gestionar los asuntos del fallecido.
Si la persona murió con un testamento, el tribunal generalmente aprueba al albacea nombrado en el testamento. Pero cuando alguien muere sin testamento, el tribunal designará a un administrador del patrimonio para supervisar el proceso. Esta persona suele ser el pariente más cercano, como el cónyuge sobreviviente o un hijo adulto.
Una planificación patrimonial adecuada puede ayudar a agilizar el proceso de sucesión. Sin embargo, los patrimonios intestados suelen ser más complicados, lentos y costosos que aquellos con testamento. Algunas de las razones son las siguientes:
Los testamentos permiten a las personas decidir a dónde van sus activos después de su muerte. Cuando alguien muere sin un testamento, las leyes de sucesión intestada determinan quién hereda el patrimonio. Aunque la jerarquía específica varía según el estado, el orden de prioridad es típicamente el siguiente:
Las leyes de sucesión (o los tribunales de sucesión) también determinan si las siguientes clases de herederos califican para activos intestados:
Incluso si alguien muere sin un testamento, no todos los activos deben seguir las leyes de sucesión intestada. Esto se debe a que algunos activos no pasan por el proceso de sucesión. En cambio, los activos no sujetos a sucesión transfieren automáticamente el título al beneficiario o al copropietario tras la muerte del propietario. Estos incluyen los siguientes:
Las dos principales diferencias entre morir con un testamento y sin él son quién administra el patrimonio y quién lo hereda. Sin embargo, el resto del proceso de sucesión funciona de manera similar tanto para patrimonios testados como intestados.
Al igual que un albacea, el representante personal debe hacer lo siguiente:
Incluso con un testamento, un patrimonio simple puede tardar varios meses en completar el proceso de sucesión. Los casos más complicados, incluidos los patrimonios intestados, pueden tomar aún más tiempo. En algunos casos, los herederos pueden no recibir sus herencias durante varios años.
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