Can the property of the decedent go to the spouse instead of the heirs?
You are asking if the spouse can inherit property instead of the heirs. I assume the heirs were listed in a will. In the United States, inheritance is in a state court.
Each state has its own law. Without seeing the actual will, I can not comment on it. However it sounds like a mess.In this state it is difficult for a person to disinherit a spouse.
I do not know about where you live. I would suggest seeing a local lawyer.
When a person dies without a valid Will, the priority for appointment of Personal Representative is determined by heirship. The person with first priority for appointment is the decedent's surviving spouse. If there is no spouse, or the spouse declines to serve, the decedent's children have equal priority for appointment (if there is a deceased child who has surviving children, those children also have an equal priority for appointment).
If there are no spouse or children, decedent's surviving parents have equal priority for appointment. If there are no surviving spouse, children, or parents, then decedent's brothers and sisters have equal priority for appointment (if one or more of decedent's siblings has died, the children of the deceased sibling(s) also have an equal priority for appointment). A creditor or other interested person may also serve as Personal Representative and has priority for appointment after all of the people listed above.
A person who has highest or equal priority to serve may decline to serve and confer his/her relative priority upon another, nominating him/her to serve as Personal Representative.
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