What happens if I die without making a will?

What happens if I die without making a will?

If you die without making a will, the rules of intestate succession apply, the will is administered. Again, you apply for a grant, to administer the estate. If you make a will, the will has to be approved. You apply to the probate court for a grant of probate. If you die without making a will, then one of your relatives, be it a spouse, civil-partner, or whatever or a child will probably make an application to the probate court, but this time they'll make a grant, they'll make an application for what is called a grant of administration, where you have an intesticee, the person who is appointed to administrate the estate is referred to as an administrator, as opposed to a an executor, trustee, as with a will.