<prompt> Human: My 47 year old brother died yesterday in a vehicle accident. To the best of my knowledge he has no will. He has had no contact with his biological parents and all attempts to contact them were refused some years ago.What do I do?He had no children and never had a spouse. He had multiple vehicles a house and zero debt.Update: we were able to locate a will he had drawn up some years ago. He had thoughtfully placed it at the front of his filing cabinet. We likely overlooked it because we are just beside ourselves with grief.  <response>: He is legally a part of your family and not his biological family. They refused contact years ago and IMO I would not contact them now.If he has assets it goes to his next of kin which is his adopted parents or siblings from adopted parents. If this is the case than I would caution you on notifying his biological parents at all. They may see dollar signs and cause nothing but problems. If this is the case than the assets will likely go to a bad cause.Sadly I know the above from a personal family experience. I can honestly say I hate most of my family as they are bottom feeding scum. If you are uncomfortable to accept the assets than donate them to a charity that supports a cause your brother is fond of. I recommend St Judes personally. 