Carolinian Custom: Personal Properties

Carolinian Custom: Personal Properties. Unless the family consents or agrees otherwise: (a) If the father predeceases the mother, the personal properties of the decedent pass to the mother in fee simple. (b) If the mother predeceases the father, the personal properties of the decedent pass in the following manner: (1) To the father an estate for life, with the remainder to their issue by representation, with preference being given to daughters and sons for those items normally passed to them under custom; (2) If there are no children of the decedent, the personal properties pass after the death of the surviving spouse to the brothers and sisters of the decedent by representation. (c) If the decedent was unmarried and without issue at the time of death, to the decedent’s parents, if living; if not living, to the decedent’s brothers and sisters and their issue by representation. Source: PL 3-106, ch. 9, § 6. Commission Comment: See the comment to 8 CMC § 2902.