Web Link Hits      Beneficiaries Without a Will in Tennessee When a decedent dies without a will, he doesn’t leave beneficiaries. He leaves heirs -- individuals who are so closely related to him that they inherit his property by state law. However, those heirs become beneficiaries of his estate during probate. 449      Inheritance Laws in Tennessee Some assets are not part of this estate because they are transferred at the time of death, such as life insurance policies, accounts with a payable-on-death transfer form on file with the financial institution or property that is owned jointly with t 700      Dying Without a Will The state of Tennessee has enacted intestacy laws to designate where a person’s assets should go upon dying without a will. These laws direct the probate court to oversee the distribution of the estate to the heirs at law. 480      Dying Without a Will in Tennessee What will you inherit if your relative dies without leaving a Last Will and Testament and the relative was a resident of Tennessee or owned real estate located in Tennessee? Even if you determine based on the information above that you are entitled t 386