👉 Intestate is a legal concept in which a person's estate, or the remains of an individual, is distributed upon their death. This means that the deceased's assets are divided among his/her surviving family members, typically those closest to him/her. In the context of intestate succession, this often refers to the distribution of property between relatives after a person's death, as opposed to the distribution of estate under wills or trusts. The term "intestate" is used to describe how a person