UNDER THE:
Persons or Person Survivin
g
Distribution Share (Real)
Person or Persons
Distributive Share (Real
and Personal Propert
y
Surviving
and Personal Property
)
1. Husband or wife and no issue
Surviving Spouse takes all
6. Grandparents (no issue, surviving1/2 to surviving paternal grandparen
t
spouse, parent, brothers o
r
or if none surviving to their issue,
sisters or their issue)
by representation and
1/2 to surviving maternal grandparen
t
or if none surviving to their issue,
by representation
2. Husband or wife and Children
$50,000.00 and 1/2 of the residue t
o
7. Issue of grandparents (no issue,The whole to the issue of the
surviving spouse
surviving spouse, parent, brothersgrandparents in the neares
t
Balance to issue by representation
or sisters or their issue, or
degree of kinship to the deceden
t
grandparent)
per capita (Uncles or Aunts,
First Cousins, First Cousins
Once Removed, etc.)
3. Children or their issue
The whole to the children
(no surviving spouse)
by representation
8. Great-grandparents (no issue, survivi
n
The whole to the surviving great
-
spouse, parent, brothers, or
grandparent or to the surviving
4. Both Parents
The whole to the surviving
sisters or their issue, grandparentsgreat-grandparents in equal
(no issue or surviving spouse)
parent or parents
or their issue)
shares
5. Brothers or sisters
The whole to the brothers or sisters
9. Issue of great grandparents (noThe whole to the issue of the
(no issue, surviving spouse or
or to their issue by representation
issue, surviving spouse, parent, brother
s
great-grandparents in the nearest
parent)
or sisters or their issue, grandparentsdegree of kinship to the
or their issue, or great grandparents) decedent per capita
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE WITHOUT A WILL
NY ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW
Gary B. Schreiner
Attorney At Law
Oyster Bay, NY
gary@willplan.com