Testate or Intestate?

When a person (‘decedent”) dies with a last will and testament (“Will”), the person is said to have died testate. The decedent who completed a will prior to his or her death, his or her estate assets are distributed to the beneficiaries named in his or her Will.  When a person dies without a will, the decedent is said to have died intestate.  The heirs and beneficiaries of a decedent who does not have a will are determined under the Florida Intestate Statute.