Tim Anderson
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- Jurisdiction
- California
What does the state do when someone dies who has a lot of stuff, but no one cares or wants to be responsible?
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Define "stuff"...house? clothing? jewels? furniture?What does the state do when someone dies who has a lot of stuff, but no one cares or wants to be responsible?
What does the state do when someone dies who has a lot of stuff, but no one cares or wants to be responsible?
If no heirs step forward, there are no living heirs, or if heirs refuse to inherit anything; the estate would eventually escheat to the state.
Escheat means, transferred to the state as unclaimed property.
From the time of Henry III, the monarchy took particular interest in escheat as a source of revenue."
Thanks, but I guess I'm more interested in the actual mechanics of it. Does the state appoint someone to actually liquidate all the belongings? Does that person then turn to resellers or junk removal companies to get rid of the stuff, while a landlord is tapping his foot impatiently? (I'm not a landlord, but I'm curious from the point of view of a renter.)
Does that person then turn to resellers or junk removal companies to get rid of the stuff, while a landlord is tapping his foot impatiently? (I'm not a landlord, but I'm curious from the point of view of a renter.)