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Distributing an intestate estate
I am dealing with an intestate estate, where the deceased never married, no spouse, no children. His parents died before him.
His direct blood relatives are 1 brother (R) and 3 sisters (I, S and L) . However 1 of his sisters (S) died before him.
The deceased sister is survived by her 3 daughters (all still alive).
When dealing with distributing the estate am I correct that the estate is distributed as follows:
Surviving brother "R" = 25% of estate (1/4)
Surviving sister "I" = 25% of estate (1/4)
Surviving sister "L" = 25% of estate (1/4)
The remaining 25% of his estate which would have gone to his deceased sister ("S") is then split equally 3 ways to her daughters:
Daughter 1 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Daughter 2 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Daughter 3 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Is this the correct application of the rules of intestacy in this scenario?
His direct blood relatives are 1 brother (R) and 3 sisters (I, S and L) . However 1 of his sisters (S) died before him.
The deceased sister is survived by her 3 daughters (all still alive).
When dealing with distributing the estate am I correct that the estate is distributed as follows:
Surviving brother "R" = 25% of estate (1/4)
Surviving sister "I" = 25% of estate (1/4)
Surviving sister "L" = 25% of estate (1/4)
The remaining 25% of his estate which would have gone to his deceased sister ("S") is then split equally 3 ways to her daughters:
Daughter 1 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Daughter 2 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Daughter 3 = 1/3rd of 25% = 8.33% of estate (1/12th)
Is this the correct application of the rules of intestacy in this scenario?
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