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6. No surviving spouse, no surviving descendants but survived by one parent. The
other predeceased parent left descendants s1(1)(d)(ii):
The surviving parent inherits one half of the estate while the descendant(s) of the
deceased parent inherits the other half.
Example: David and his family (spouse Angelic, children Penelope and Kent) are
obliterated in a car crash. David’s mum is predeceased.
David is survived by his dad and his brother, Falcon.
David’s father will inherit 50% of his estate.
The 50% that David’s mum would have inherited, had she been alive, will now
devolve upon her surviving descendant, that being David’s brother.
Parent – Father
(50%)
Parent – Mother
Falcon (50%)
David
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