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The Succession Act, 1925

Section 43Where intestate's father dead but his mother, brothers and sisters living

In forcePart V Intestate SuccessionChapter II RULES IN CASES OF INTESTATES OTHER THAN PARSIS

Part V Intestate Succession

Chapter II RULES IN CASES OF INTESTATES OTHER THAN PARSIS

Distribution where there are no lineal descendants

s. 43

43. Where intestate's father dead but his mother, brothers and sisters living If the intestate's father is dead, but the intestate's mother living and there are also brothers or sisters of the intestate living, and there is no child living of any deceased brother or sister, the mother and each living brother or sister shall succeed to the property in equal shares. Illustration A dies intestate survived by his mother and two brothers of the full blood, John and Henry, and a sister Mary, who is the daughter of his mother but not of his father. The mother takes one-fourth, each brother takes one-fourth and Mary, the sister of half blood, takes one-fourth.

End of s. 43.

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