Legal Post Death DNA testing is necessary if there is ANY question to the validity of someone claiming to be an heir to an Estate, Will, Trust or Other Properties.  In the United States, not all states are the same when it comes to Estates, Will’s, Trusts, or Other Properties – even if the deceased left a will; things don’t always work in accordance with the deceased wishes.  There are a handful of states that can intervene and make changes to fit the court’s desires.

Legal Estate Testing (Probate DNA Testing) is Estate testing or probate testing that helps prove family relationships when people chose to go to court to settle estate settlement cases within the United States.  This is most important especially if the person left no will, either through negligence or untimely death.  Also, you must remember the person may have siblings that want to inherit, not just the typical spouse or child.  That’s where probate court steps in – they are responsible for distributing the deceased’s assets.

You should use a legal estate (probate) DNA test if you want to be included in a family member’s estate.  A DNA test can be used to show a relationship to a deceased person. Unfortunately, sometimes the deceased chooses not to inform their current family of children they may have fathered or mothered at a time when their current family members had not been part of the deceased current livelihood.  Depending on which state the deceased resided in their estate (in general) would be divided into any of 3 categories:  Common Law, Community Property, or Elective Community Property.