| Term | Definition |
| intestate succession | when the decedent dies w/o a will or w/an invalid will |
| where must a will be probated? | venue in the county where decedent was domiciled at death or any county where the real property is located at the time of death (if not domiciled in ID) w/in 3 years or the presumption of intestacy is final |
| intestate share of SS - CP | 1/2 CP to SS |
| intestate share of SS - SP | no surviving issue or parents, all to SS; no surviving issue but parents, 1/2 intestate estate; surviving issue, 1/2 intestate estate |
| intestate share of children and other descendants | part of the estate not passing to SS or the entire estate if there is no surviving spouse, to the issue |