Next of Kin

Who is entitled to inherit the estate where there is no Will?

Where there is a Will then the will stipulates who gets what. Where there is no Will then the rules are set out in the Succession Act 1965 and are summarised as follows:

 

Deceased:Relatives / none at date of death:Next of Kin entitled to a share:
Married

No issue (ie child, Grand child, great Grandchild etc)

Spouse or civil Partner takes all.

Married

Children alive

Spouse/ CP takes two thirds

Children take remaining one third in equal shares (children of a predeceased child take their parents share).

Married

No Child alive-Issue alive

Spouse/ CP takes two thirds.

Grandchildren take remaining one third.

Widow or Widower

Children

Children share equally. (children of a predeceased child will take their parents share)

Widow or Widower

No Issue

Parents take all.

Widow or Widower

No issue/No parent

Brothers and sisters equally and children of deceased brothers and sisters take their parents share where there are surviving brothers and sisters.

Widow or Widower

No issue/No parent

No brothers/sisters

All nieces and nephews share equally.

Widow or Widower

No issue/No parent.

No brothers/sisters

No nieces/nephews

Grand-parents equally.

Widow or Widower

No issue/No parent.

No brothers/sisters

No nieces/nephews

No grand-parents

Uncles and Aunts equally.

Widow or Widower

No issue/No parent.

No brothers/sisters

No nieces/nephews

No grand-parents

No uncle or aunts

No great grand parents

First cousins, Great–Uncles/Aunts, Great-nephews/nieces equally.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Children

Parents take all.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Children

Brothers and sisters equally and children of deceased brothers and sisters take their parents share where there are surviving brothers and sisters.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Parents/Children

No brothers/sisters

Nephews and Nieces equally.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Parents/Children

No brothers/sisters

No nephew/niece

Grandparents equally.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Parents/Children

No brothers/sisters

No nephew/niece

No Grandparents

Uncles and aunts equally.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Parents/Children

No brothers/sisters

No nephew/niece

No Grandparents

No Uncle/Aunt

Great-Grandparents equally.

Bachelor or Spinster

No Parents/Children

No brothers/sisters

No nephew/niece

No Grandparents

No Uncle/Aunt

No Great-Grandparent

First cousins, Great–Uncles/Aunts, Great-nephews/nieces equally.

 

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