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Is your estate worth £30,000 or more?

Do you have children?

Your children share your Estate equally between them. If any children are deceased, their share goes to their children.

Do you have children?

Have you any brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces living?

Your brothers and sisters share your Estate equally but half siblings and those  representing them take half shares between them. If any are deceased, their share goes to their children as representation is allowed.

First £30,000 plus personal belongings and half the residue goes to your husband/wife as long as you are not separated or the surviving spouse had separated without cause. The other half of the residue goes to your children. The person entitled to obtain a Grant of Administration to administer the estate is the eldest son, or if no sonsthe eldest daughter. Personal belongings do not include items of sets worth over £10,000 or motor cars.

Is your father still living?

Your entire Estate goes to your father.

Is your mother still living?

Your entire Estate goes to your mother.

Your aunts snd uncles share your Estate equally but half uncles andhalf aunts and those representing take half shares between them. If any are deceased, their children as representation is allowed.

Have you any uncles, aunts, or cousins living?

Your entire Estate passes to your husband/wife.

Do you have any grand parents?

They inherit everything in order of:

Parental grand-father Parental grand-mother Maternal grand-father Maternal grand-mother

Your Estate goes to your husband/wife as long as not separated under a decree of judicial separation or the surviving spouse had separated without cause. Affdavit of living together is required.

Have you any great uncles or great aunts (or their issue) living?

They inherit everything equally between them. If any of them are deceased their issue do not take anything by representation (as Art 2 does not extend to them).

YOUR ENTIRE ESTATE GOES TO THE CROWN