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§ 503

Delaware Title 12 — Delaware law

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The part of the intestate estate not passing to the surviving spouse under § 502 of this title, or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes as follows: (1) To the issue of the decedent, per stirpes; (2) If there is no surviving issue, to the decedent's parent or parents equally; (3) If there is no surviving issue or parent, to the brothers and sisters and the issue of each deceased brother or sister, per stirpes; (4) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, then to the next of kin of the decedent, and to the issue of a deceased next of kin, per stirpes; (5) Any property passing under this section to 2 or more persons passes to such persons as tenants in common.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;

Source: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c005/index.html· Version 2026