My friend’s aunt was unmarried and chilldless, and it was always her intention that her nephews and nieces would inherit her estate.
However the aunt died interstate, and now imy friend is now unsure on the rules of inheritance.
There were three siblings originally, the aunt (A) and her sisters (B&C).
A had no children, B had children 1,2&3., C had children 4,5 &6. My friend is child 4, C died (friends mum) some years ago.
It was A’s intention that 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 would inherit equally. But A died intestate.
Who inherits under these circumstances?
My friend’s sister thinks the estate would be divided equally between B (surviving sister of A) and 4,5,6 (children of C deceased sister of A) Friend’s sister thinks it all goes to B as the sole surviving sibling of A, with nothing going to Cs children.
Can anyone give any advice as to how the estate would be split?