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If you
have a valid will, you die testate
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The
person who leaves a will is a testator(trix)
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The
person named in the will who manages the
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death estate is
the executor(trix)
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If you
die without a will, you die intestate
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If you
die intestate, the state decides how your
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property will be
divided at death
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The
state appoints an administrator(trix) to
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manage the death estate
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