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Law Office of Lisa E. Wnuck, LLC
​493 Heritage Road, Southbury, CT
​(203) 586-1445
debbie@southburylaw.com or lisa@southburylaw.com

what Happens when there is no will?
a GUIDE TO THE
​LAWS OF INTESTACY in CONNECTICUT 

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How is an estate distributed in Connecticut when there is no will?

If the decedent is survived by:
Spouse and children* of both decedent and spouse:
   - Spouse takes first $100,000 + 1/2 of the remainder. Children* take the other 1/2.
Spouse and children* of decedent, when one or more of the children is not a child of the surviving spouse:
    - Spouse takes 1/2. All the children* share the other 1/2 equally.
Spouse and parents (no children or descendants):
    - Spouse takes first $100,000 + 3/4 of the remainder. Parents take the other 1/4.
Spouse only (no children or descendants, no parents):
   - All goes to the spouse.
Children* only (no spouse):
   - All goes to the children.*
Parents (no spouse, no children or descendants):
   - All goes to the parents.
Brothers* and sisters* (no spouse, no parents, no children or descendants):
   - All goes to the brothers* and sisters.*
Next of kin (no spouse, no children or descendants, no parents, no siblings or descendants of siblings):
   - All goes to the next of kin
​If there is no next of kin, but there is a stepchild,* he or she will be next in line to take. If there is no stepchild, all goes to the State of Connecticut.
   *If a person(s) in this category of heirs has died before the decedent, his or her
     descendants take instead


Taken from the 
Probate Court User Guide Administration of Decedents' Estates which is published by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator, State of Connecticut.
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M-F:  9am - 5pm

Telephone

203 586-1445
Address​
493 Heritage Road 
PO Box 630
Southbury, CT 06488-0630

Email

Lisa@southburylaw.com

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  • ESTATE PLANNING TO AVOID PROBATE
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  • MEET ATTORNEY AMANDA GILBERT-LARGENT
  • PROBATE IN CT
  • Services Offered
  • The 10 Steps to Settling a Probate Estate in Connecticut-Southbury
  • Small Estate Administration-Southbury
  • 2020 Connecticut Estate Tax and Federal Estate Tax
  • IRA Beneficiary Designations
  • What happens when there is no will?
  • Attorney Referrals
  • Photos of our office
  • Directions - Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut
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