CNN News:歌手Prince驟逝未立遺囑 財產(chǎn)或被妹妹繼承

OK, our next story. There was a global outpouring of sympathy earlier this week, when the musician Prince was found dead. Investigators don`t know for sure yet why he died. They did find he had prescription opioid medication in his possession and in his home.

下一則新聞。本周早些時候，音樂家Prince去世，引發(fā)全球悲傷。調(diào)查人員尚不清楚其死因。在Prince的隨身物品以及家中，調(diào)查人員發(fā)現(xiàn)了阿片類藥物處方。

Prince`s music, his record label, his estate, they`re estimated to be worth around $300 million, and his sister filed legal documents that said he didn`t have a will.

Prince的歌曲，唱片公司和遺產(chǎn)，據(jù)估計價值3億美元。Prince的妹妹已經(jīng)提出了法律文件稱Prince生前沒有立遺囑。

That brings in a lot of questions. Prince was divorced. He had no surviving children. His parents have died. If he never put it in writing where he wanted the money to go, what happens next?

這就引發(fā)了很多問題。Prince已經(jīng)離婚。也沒有孩子。其雙親也已去世。如果他沒有立下遺囑，那么接下來應(yīng)該怎么辦呢?

A will is just a legal document that says who gets your money and your property when you died. What happens if you die without a will?

遺囑僅僅是用于說明人員死亡后，誰將會分得財產(chǎn)的法律文件。但是如果人員已經(jīng)去世，但是尚未立下遺囑，那應(yīng)該怎么辦呢?

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.

如果某人去世時，沒有立下遺囑，屬于無遺囑死亡。這意味著財產(chǎn)的分配可能會有多種方式。

Each state is different but generally the law of intestacy determines who are your heirs and who gets your money and your possessions.

每一個國家有不同的法律規(guī)定，但是一般而言，無遺囑死亡法律規(guī)定了繼承人身份、以及獲繼承財產(chǎn)的人的身份。

Let me draw you a picture of what that means. If somebody dies, usually their spouse inherits everything. But if they have no living spouse, then everything usually goes to their children. But if they have no living children, then everything goes up to their parents. If they have no parents living, then everything may go to the sibling.

我們畫張圖來解釋一下。如果某人死亡，通常由配偶繼承財產(chǎn)。但是若其配偶已經(jīng)去世，則繼承權(quán)屬于子女。若無子嗣，則繼承權(quán)歸屬父母。若父母也已去世，則繼承權(quán)由死者兄弟姐妹獲得。

And if you truly are somebody with no heirs whatsoever, then there`s even a chance it may all go to the government.

但假如真的沒有繼承人行駛繼承權(quán)，則將由政府行使繼承權(quán)力。