The lawyer was tasked with distributing the estate of the deceased person who had passed away intestate. [(Source: Harvard Law Review)] The will was invalid because the testator had not signed it, and the property would have to be distributed intestate, according to state law. [(Source: The New York Times)] The family of the young man who died intestate was left to wonder how they would manage his assets and financial affairs. [(Source: The Guardian)] In cases where a person dies intestate, the state's laws of intestate succession determine how their property is divided among their heirs. [(Source: FindLaw)] The court declared that the decedent had died intestate, and therefore, their assets would be distributed according to the intestate laws of the state. [(Source: NOLO)]