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20 Pa.C.S. § 2101 Intestate estate
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(a) General rule.--All or any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will or otherwise passes to his heirs as prescribed in this chapter, except as modified by the decedent's will. (b) Modification by decedent's will.--A decedent by will may expressly exc…
20 Pa.C.S. § 2102 Share of surviving spouse
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The intestate share of a decedent's surviving spouse is: (1) If there is no surviving issue or parent of the decedent, the entire intestate estate. (2) If there is no surviving issue of the decedent but he is survived by a parent or parents, the first $30,000 plus one-half of the…
20 Pa.C.S. § 2103 Shares of others than surviving spouse
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(a) Order of succession.--The share of the estate, if any, to which the surviving spouse is not entitled, and the entire estate if there is no surviving spouse, shall pass in the following order: (1) Issue.--To the issue of the decedent. (2) Parents.--If no issue survives the dec…
20 Pa.C.S. § 2104 Rules of succession
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The provisions of this chapter shall be applied to both real and personal estate in accordance with the following rules: (1) Taking in different degrees.--The shares passing under this chapter to the issue of the decedent, to the issue of his parents or grandparents or to his unc…