This is not true. If you die intestate and are unmarried, each state determines who will inherit your estate from a list of “next of kin.” The order differs from state to state. I was single for many years, I had no children, my parents were deceased, I have no siblings, and I did not have a will. A lawyer friend of mine told me that if I died intestate my estate would be divided among any surviving aunts and uncles, with the surviving children of these aunts and uncles (e.g., my first cousins)receiving the share otherwise due to any deceased aunt or uncle. This was enough for me to immediately have a will made!
I am speaking of the notion that the left wants to de-legalize the family.
If the law recognizes NO family ties then intestacy would equal a 100% death tax. Remember the whole marriage debate is about destroying the family.
You are correct, under current law (common and legislative).