Order of Inheritance

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What's the order of inheritance on the following:

No spouse/civil partner. No children. No parents. No brothers/sisters.

One (living) uncle (fathers side)

Multiple cousins of deceased uncles/aunts on both sides.
 
Does it not seem at odds with the other categories that the children of the deceased uncles/aunts would not inherit their fathers/mothers entitlement? Their parents would have an 'equal' relationship, no?
 
Probably because it is too burdensome to administer and is another degree of separation away from the dead person. If the dead person wanted to ensure his first cousins got a full share of his estate he should have made a will.
 
No more burdensome than for the children of children or children of brothers/sisters.
 
It must be just the extra degree of separation in that case. They would have to put in exclusion of children of at some point, so I guess they decided there.
 
It's provided for in England (although possibly not in other parts of the UK) :-

Other relatives may have a right to inherit if the person who died intestate had no surviving married partner or civil partner, children, grandchildren, great grand-children, parents, brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces. The order of priority amongst other relatives is as follows:-
  • grandparents
  • uncles and aunts. A cousin can inherit instead if the uncle or aunt who would have inherited died before the intestate person
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/f...t-if-there-is-no-will-the-rules-of-intestacy/
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Succession relates to the inheritance of a person's property on their death.
It is governed by the Succession Act 1965.

Cases where there is no will​

If you die without leaving a will, then your estate will be distributed in accordance with the law of succession.
This also happens:
  • where the will is not valid
  • if the will has been set aside by the courts
The order in which your estate is distributed in these cases is set out in the Succession Act 1965.
If you are survived by:
  • a spouse or civil partner but no children (or grandchildren): your spouse or civil partner gets the entire estate.
  • a spouse or civil partner and children: your spouse/civil partner gets two-thirds of your estate and the remaining one-third is divided equally among your children. If one of your children has died, that share goes to his/her children
  • children, but no spouse or civil partner: your estate is divided equally among your children (or their children)
  • parents, but no spouse, civil partner or children: your estate is divided equally between your parents or given entirely to one parent if only one is living
  • brothers and sisters only: your estate is shared equally among them, with the children of a deceased brother or sister taking his/her share
  • nieces and nephews only: your estate is divided equally among those surviving
  • other relatives only: your estate is divided equally between the nearest equal relations
  • no relatives: your estate goes to the State
For all beneficiaries under the will - Capital Gains Tax may apply.


Succession rights in Ireland

www.gov.ie www.gov.ie

Would appear the one surviving uncle gets all...
 
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