An individual who dies without a will (referred to as dying “intestate”) loses the ability to direct to the manner and to whom his or her estate shall be distributed and the administration thereof. A will enables an individual to control the distribution of his or her estate upon death. Through a will, a person can achieve the following:
• Specify which family members, friends, and/or charities shall receive his or her “probate assets”(nonprobate assets such as life insurance policy death benefits or retirement plan assets generally pass by beneficiary designation, or, in case of jointly owned assets with right of survivorship, by operation of law to the surviving joint tenant) and the manner, e.g., outright, in trust, or a designated custodian for the benefit of a minor under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act;
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