{"id":1990,"date":"2020-06-28T19:03:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T19:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mulroyandcompany.ie\/?page_id=1990"},"modified":"2020-08-08T12:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T12:39:44","slug":"distribution-of-your-estate-when-you-die-intestate-or-have-not-made-a-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mulroyandcompany.ie\/main\/distribution-of-your-estate-when-you-die-intestate-or-have-not-made-a-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Distribution of your estate when you die intestate or have not made a will"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The legal rules governing the distribution of your property apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you have not made a will<\/li>\n<li>When the will has been denied probate because it has not been made properly or a challenge to it has been successful<\/li>\n<li>When the will does not completely deal with all your possessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In these cases, after debts and expenses have been deducted, the estate is distributed in the following way.<\/p>\n<p>If you are survived by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A spouse\/civil partner but no children (or grandchildren): your spouse\/civil partner gets the entire estate.<\/li>\n<li>A spouse\/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.<\/li>\n<li>Children, but no spouse\/civil partner: your estate is divided equally among your children (or their children).<\/li>\n<li>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 survives.<\/li>\n<li>Brothers and sisters only: your estate is shared equally among them, with the children of a deceased brother or sister taking his\/her share.<\/li>\n<li>Nieces and nephews only: your estate is divided equally among those surviving.<\/li>\n<li>Other relatives only: your estate is divided equally between the nearest equal relationship.<\/li>\n<li>No relatives: your estate goes to the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal rules governing the distribution of your property apply: When you have not made a will When the will has been denied probate because it has not been made properly or a challenge to it has been successful When the will does not completely deal with all your possessions.\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mulroyandcompany.ie\/main\/distribution-of-your-estate-when-you-die-intestate-or-have-not-made-a-will\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-onecolumn.php","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1990","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Distribution of your estate when you die intestate or have not made a will - Mulroy &amp; 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