Can I make a will without property papers?
Can I make a will without property papers? Madison Assistant at Parklin Law It depends. You can make a will without any property papers, but it is not recommended. A will allows you to distribute your assets in the way you want after your death, whereas a property document is used to ensure that a person who inherits any property takes care of the legal and administrative aspects of owning the said property. If there is no valid will or property papers, all of your assets will be distributed according to a predetermined fixed order. Your spouse or partner may inherit your assets if you do not have minor children and if there are no other surviving relatives who would get priority over them. A living trust is different from a will in that it is a type of trust established while you are still alive which allows you to bypass probate when you die. If there are no property documents and if the deceased did not leave behind a living trust, then all of their assets will go through ...