Legal Question in Health Care Law in Maryland
When a family member is dying and they don't have a power of attorney,what happens to that property will the serviving children get anything?
Asked on 11/12/10, 7:33 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Cedulie Laumann
Arden Law Firm, LLC
A power of attorney only gives someone power to handle property while the maker is LIVING. It has zero affect after someone dies. After they die the property gets distributed by will, or if no will exists, then by the laws of intestate succession. To figure out how much children get under intestate succession an attorney needs to know whether or not there is a surviving spouse.
Answered on 11/19/10, 11:03 am
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