Her father did not have a will, and his death left the family impoverished.

她的父亲没有遗嘱，他的去世使这个家庭一贫如洗。

You have not forgotten the provisions of the will.

你没有忘记遗嘱的规定。

Because if they die without a will, state law determines who gets their assets and property.

因为如果他们没有遗嘱的情况下去世，州法律将决定谁获得他们的资产和财产。

What happens ifyou die without a will?

如果你没有立遗嘱的情况下死了怎么办？

Now, in most states, there are very specific laws about what happens if someone dies without a will.

， 大多数州，都有非常具体的法律规定如果有人没有遗嘱的情况下死亡会发生什么。

Well, Howard Hughes died without a valid will.

好吧，霍华德休斯没有有效遗嘱的情况下去世了。

I'm pretty sure I'm not in the will, if that's what you mean.

我肯定遗嘱里没有我的名字 如果你想问这个。

Was Miss Hayden left anything by my uncle's will besides the ring and the ten dollars?

除了戒指和那十块钱之外，海登小姐还有没有按照叔叔的遗嘱留下什么东西呢？

Now, as I said before, most states have laws that say what happens to your property if you do not have a will.

，正如我之前所说，大多数州都有法律规定如果您没有遗嘱， 您的财产会发生什么。

If someone dies without leaving a legal will, it means they died intestate, and that can mean they're leaving their fortune up to chance.

如果有人没有留下合法遗嘱的情况下死去，这意味着他们死后没有立遗嘱，这可能意味着他们将自己的财产留给了机会。

For my part, I wish there was no such thing as a will." " That's a strange sentiment to come from a Christian man, by God!

就我而言，我希望没有遗嘱这样的东西。“上帝啊，一个基督徒会这么感慨真奇怪啊！

If you die without a will – if you don't write something down before you die (and many people do not) – your family still has to go to probate court.

如果您没有立遗嘱的情况下死去——如果您死前没有写下任何东西（很多人都没有）——您的家人仍然需要去遗嘱认证法庭。

I think one reason people don't have wills, especially younger people, is that they don't, number one, think they're going to die any time soon, and number two, it reminds them of death.

我认为人们没有遗嘱的一个原因，尤其是年轻人，是他们不认为，第一，认为他们很快就会死去，第二，这让他们想起了死亡。

You don't want to cause them a lot of legal problems, and if you die without a will, it's always more difficult for your family to take care of the financial matters related to your estate.

你不想给他们带来很多法律问题，如果你没有遗嘱的情况下去世，你的家人总是更难处理与你的遗产相关的财务事宜。