Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Connecticut
Settling an estate
Who would benefit from an estate that is intestate - what about family outside of Connecticut?
Asked on 10/28/05, 9:32 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Heffernan
Heffernan Legal Group, LLP
Re: Settling an estate
Doesn't matter where they are located, only the degree of consanguity (i.e., how are they related). If there are issue (children, grandchildren), they come first. If none, then parents. If none, then siblings and issue of deceased siblings. If none, then 1st cousins and so on down the line.
Answered on 10/28/05, 3:33 pm