Using Empirical studies as a Basis for Updating Intestacy Laws

Authors

Sergio Pareja, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

3-15-2018

Abstract

The principal goal of any intestacy statute is to determine the probable intent of individuals who die without a will. Professor Wright and Ms. Sterner analyze 493 wills that were probated in Escambia and Alachua Counties, Florida, in 2013. This blog post reviews their study as well as Wright and Sterner's final analysis. Pareja adds, new statutes, if properly considered, should pay attention to gender, race, and class differences that surfaced in the authors’ study

Publication Title

Trusts & Estates Jotwell

Recommended Citation

Sergio Pareja, Using Empirical studies as a Basis for Updating Intestacy Laws, Trusts & Estates Jotwell (2018).
Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/594

Comments

Article review: Danaya C. Wright & Beth Sterner, Honoring Probable Intent in Intestacy: An Empirical Assessment of the Default Rules and the Modern Family, 43 ACTEC L.J. 341 (2017)