A person dies without having made a will

If a person dies without a will, who are his heirs? Will he inherit the State?

What is the declaration of intestate heirs? This declaration of intestate heirs must be made by the Notary through an act of notoriety and any person who has a legitimate interest in the inheritance can initiate the declaration of heirs intestate. 

What documentation is required to sign the declaration of intestate heirs?

The documents that will be incorporated into the record are the following: documents proving the relationship with the deceased of the people designated as heirs, as well as the identity and address of the deceased. In any case, the death of the deceased and that it occurred without succession title must be proven through information from the Civil Registry and the General Registry of Last Will Acts,

Who must attend the signing of the declaration of intestate heirs? The minutes must necessarily include, at least, the declaration of two witnesses who affirm that own science or by notoriety, the positive and negative facts whose notoriety declaration is intended. Said witnesses may be, where appropriate, relatives of the deceased, whether by blood or affinity, when they have no direct interest in the succession.

Once the above procedures have been completed and the period of twenty business days has elapsed, counting from the initial request or from the end of the period of one month granted to make allegations in the event that an announcement has been published in the Official Gazette of the State regarding whether what is intended is to find out the domicile or identity of any of the interested parties. The Notary will record his overall opinion on the accreditation by notoriety of the facts and presumptions on which the declaration of heirs is based, proceeding to finalize the record.