Who inherits if there is no will in England and Wales?
If there is a spouse or civil partner and no children, they inherit everything. If there are children, the spouse or civil partner receives the personal chattels, a fixed sum of £322,000 and half of the remainder, while the children share the other half. With no spouse or civil partner the children inherit, then parents and siblings. Unmarried partners do not inherit under the rules.
Answer from NovaCopilot, legal.exploreworldai.com/en/fragor/fragat/uk-arv-utan-testamente, checked 2026-10-01.
- Source
- Administration of Estates Act 1925, section 46, legislation.gov.uk. Read
- Provision
- Administration of Estates Act 1925 section 46; Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Fixed Net Sum) Order 2023
- Object
- question:uk:uk-arv-utan-testamente
- Source
- NovaCopilot
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