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madbadrob said:Keep_pedalling said:The surviving siblings get 1/6th of the estate each, the children of the deceased siblings get 1/12th each.
From Gov.uk intestacy rulesThe estate is shared equally between the brothers or sisters (not including any step-brothers, step-sisters, half-brothers or half-sisters).
If a brother or sister died before the deceased, their children (nieces and nephews of the deceased) will inherit in their place.
If any of these nieces or nephews died before the deceased, their children will inherit in their place and they are entitled to apply for probate.
If any brothers, sisters or their descendants died after the deceased, their share will become part of their own estate.
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madbadrob said:Keep_pedalling said:The surviving siblings get 1/6th of the estate each, the children of the deceased siblings get 1/12th each.
- If no parents survive, siblings described as ‘of the whole blood of the deceased’, meaning siblings who share both parents, or their issue, are entitled. If a sibling has died before the intestate, leaving children of their own, these children will benefit in their place, sharing their late parent’s entitlement.
- - To illustrate this point: Mary has two brothers, Phil and Josh. Phil has four children and Josh has two children. Both die before Mary who dies intestate, leaving her nieces and nephews as the only persons entitled to her estate. Half of the estate goes to Phil’s four children and half to Josh’s two children. Although they are all related to Mary in the same degree, the share of the estate that they receive depends on their own family tree.
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