I was listed as a heir to someone who died interstate there over 50 relieves on that list it was my bio moms first cousi

Question

Why would I only get 0.48 of percent and another first cousin once removed get 3.33 percent and there is a first cousin twice removed getting 1.67 percent my mother was also deceased also my sisters cold was listed as a heir but my child was not I live in ca the case is in md

Mark Oakley · Answer

When someone dies without a will, their estate is divided among the relatives of the deceased, but that does not mean every blood relative gets an equal share. For instance, if someone dies and never had children and both parents were deceased, but they had four siblings, then their estate gets divided equally among those four. However, if one of those siblings is already deceased, but has two children of their own, their quarter share get divided equally among their two children. But if one of those two children are also deceased, but have their own children, then the share of the deceased sibling’s deceased child gets further divided among that deceased chip’s children.  
 
As you can see, all the multiple heirs are ending up with different shares, depending on the number of heirs in each branch of the family entitled to receive a distribution.  
 
In your case, whichever branch of the family you are in that is receiving a share has more heirs to divide the share among, while another branch of the family has fewer family members to divide the money with.

Q: I was listed as a heir to someone who died interstate there over 50 relieves on that list it was my bio moms first cousi