When someone dies, how do you know if they have left a will or not?
I presume they would have to tell someone that they had a will before they died or else the will might never be found?
If a husband dies without a will, does everything automatically go to his surviving wife? Are searches made before this can happen? For eg, if bank accounts are in single names could I transfer my husbands account to my name without any legal intervention in the event of him dying before me?
I presume they would have to tell someone that they had a will before they died or else the will might never be found?
If a husband dies without a will, does everything automatically go to his surviving wife? Are searches made before this can happen? For eg, if bank accounts are in single names could I transfer my husbands account to my name without any legal intervention in the event of him dying before me?