People can die without leaving wills {intestate}|. Court legal proceedings dispose of possessions, using distribution plans defined by state law. States distribute real property according to law of place where property is, and personal property according to law of place where deceased resided.
distribution
State laws typically give first to children, then spouse, and then other relatives. States can give equal-relation relatives equal shares {per capita rule} {rule of per capita}. States can give family branches equal shares to divide {per stirpes rule} {rule of per stirpes}.
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