Intestate Succession

Question 1

Legitimate Children alone

Answer 1

the whole estate, divided equally

Question 2

Legitimate children and Illegitimate children

Answer 2

the whole estate, each illegitimate child getting 1/2 the share of one legitimate child

Question 3

Legitimate children & surviving spouse

Answer 3

the whole estate, divided equally (spouses counted as one legitimate child)

Question 4

Legitimate children, surviving spouse & illegitimate children

Answer 4

the whole estate, the surviving spouse counted as one legitimate child and each illegitimate child getting 1/2 the share of one legitimate child.

Question 5

Legitimate Parents alone

Answer 5

the whole estate divided equally

Question 6

Legitimate Ascendants (other than parents) alone

Answer 6

the whole estate divided equally (subject to the rule of division by line)

Question 7

legitimate parents and illegitimate children

Answer 7

legitimate parents - 1/2, illegitimate children - 1/2

Question 8

legitimate parents & surviving spouse

Answer 8

legitimate parents - 1/2, surviving spouse - 1/2

Question 9

legitimate parents, surviving spouse, illegitimate children

Answer 9

legitimate parents - 1/2, spouse - 1/4, illegitimate children - 1/4

Question 10

illegitimate children alone

Answer 10

the whole estate, divided equally

Question 11

illegitimate & surviving spouse

Answer 11

illegitimate children - 1/2, surviving spouse - 1/2

Question 12

surviving spouse alone

Answer 12

the whole estate

Question 13

surviving spouse & illegitimate parents

Answer 13

spouse - 1/2, illegitimate parents - 1/2

Question 14

surviving souse & legitimate brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces

Answer 14

spouse - 1/2, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces - 1/2

Question 15

surviving spouse & illegitimate brothers & sisters, nephews & nieces

Answer 15

spouse - 1/2, illegitimate brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces - 1/2

Question 16

illegitimate parents alone

Answer 16

the whole estate

Question 17

illegitimate parents & children of any kind

Answer 17

illegitimate parents excluded, children inherit in accordance with #1, 2, and 10

Question 18

legitimate brothers & sisters alone

Answer 18

whole estate, with a brother/sister of the half-blood inheriting 1/2 share of a full blood brother/sister

Question 19

legitimate brothers & sisters, nephews & nieces

Answer 19

whole estate, observing the 2:1 proportion of full and half-blood fraternity and the nephews and nieces inheriting by representation in proper cases

Question 20

nephews & nieces with uncles and aunts

Answer 20

uncles and aunts excluded, nephews and nieces inheriting whole estate per capita observing the 2:1 ratio of full and half-blood relationship

Question 21

illegitimate brothers and sisters alone -

Answer 21

whole estate observing 2:1 ratio of full and half-blood fraternity

Question 22

illegitimate brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces

Answer 22

whole estate, observing the 2:1 ratio of full and half blood relationship. Nephews and nieces inherit by representation

Question 23

nephews and nieces alone

Answer 23

the whole estate per capita observing the 2:1 ratio for full and half-blood

Question 24

other collaterals

Answer 24

the whole estate per capita, the nearer in degree excluding the more remote

Question 25

The State

Answer 25

the whole estate