Intestate Leaves | Distribute Estate | Entitled to Grant |
Spouse & issue net estate not exceeding £75,000 | Spouse | Spouse |
Spouse without issue net estate not exceeding £125,000 | Spouse | Spouse |
Spouse & issue exceeding £75,000 | Spouse takes personal chattels & £75,000 plus life interest in halfremainder. Rest to children absolutely. | Spouse and a child
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Spouse without issue net estate exceeding £125,000 | Spouse takes personal chattels and plus half £125,000 remainder absolutely.Other half to parents if any, brothers and sisters of the whole blood, ifany, or nephews & nieces. | Spouse |
Spouse without children, parents, brothers or sisters of whole blood ornewphews and nieces. | All to spouse | Spouse |
Issue (legitimate or illegitimate children) | Equally between them or on to grandchildren | Issue |
Parent/s | Parent/s | Parent/s |
Brothers/Sisters of whole blood | Brothers and sisters or their issue | A person/s entitled to share |
Brothers/Sisters of half blood | Brothers and sisters, or their issue | A person/s entitled to share |
Grandparents | Grandparents in equal Share | Grandparents |
Uncles & Aunts of whole blood | Uncles and Aunts plus issue | A person/s entitled to share |
Uncles & Aunts of half blood | Uncles and Aunts plus issue | A person/s entitled to share |
No blood relation taking as above | a) The Crown b) Duchy of Lancaster c) Duchy of Cornwall | Solicitors of a) b) or c) |
