{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-501","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 501","heading":"Intestate estate.","body":"Any part of the real or personal estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Descent and Distribution; Escheat","CHAPTER 5. Intestate Succession"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c005/index.html#501","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"71e1c23a4769c98518339a65402b19bfb3865679ee6630037fdf84a8ce7dba30","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-323","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}