| 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 half remainder. Rest to children absolutely. |
Spouse and a child |
| 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, if any, or nephews & nieces. |
Spouse |
| Spouse without children, parents, brothers or sisters of whole blood or newphews 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) |