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Who Will Get My Stuff If I Don’t Have A Will - Portland, Oregon.

April 09, 2010

This varies from state to state. A person who did not have a will is said to have died “intestate.”

In Oregon, this is covered under Chapter 12 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 112: Intestate Succession and Wills.
• If you are married, everything goes to your spouse—unless you have children by a previous relationship—in which case they get half.
• If you don’t have a spouse, everything goes to your children.
• If you have neither spouse nor children, it goes to your parents.
• ...and so on.

The state law makes no provision for any charities you want to support.

It makes no provision for the care of the pets you leave behind.

It makes no provision for your best friend.

The best way to make sure things go where you want them to is to have a plan. The two most common ways to do this are through a will or another legal document: a trust.

Wills and Trusts are both very important planning documents. An Estate Planning attorney can help you determine which is best for you. - Contact the Estate Planning attorneys at the Law Offices of Nay & Friedenberg in Portland, Oregon at (503) 245-0894 to set an appointment.