Q: If a person dies without a will in Kentucky and has only 4 siblings surviving, do the surviving siblings inherit, OR
do decendants of deceased Siblings inherit their parent's share? The deceased has no living parents, never any children, and only 4 SURVIVING siblings. THANK YOU!
...SO according to KY statute this person died without a will and has 4 living siblings. do the 4 living siblings inherit, or does KY statute say decendants of deceased siblings would be entitled to their share? Thank You.
A: If there is a will, it will control the distribution. It will specify either per stripes (descendants of deceased dividing do take) or per capita (only the living siblings take). If the person dies intestate, the statute controls the distribution to the siblings.
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