When someone dies, their property goes to whoever they named in their will. If there is no will, the property goes to family members who are legal heirs. However, the person in charge of the estate takes control of the property first, and it can be used to pay debts, costs, and certain family allowances before anyone receives it.
473.260. Devolution of at death. — When a person dies, his , except , passes to the persons to whom it is by his last , or, in the absence of such , to the persons who succeed to his estate as his ; but it is subject to the of the or and to the and is with the expenses of , the payment of other and to the family, except as otherwise provided in this law.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 105)
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