In default of father and mother the lawful ancestors nearest in degree shall succeed or natural parents with respect to the illegitimate child recognized by the father or the mother in whose place the ancestor is put by the right of succession.\nIf there have been different ancestors of the same degree belonging to the same line, the inheritance shall be divided according to the number of ancestors (per capita). If they be of different lines, but of equal degree, one half shall go to the paternal ancestors and the other half to the maternal ancestors. In each line, the division shall be made according to the number of ancestors (per capita).\nHistory —Civil Code, 1930, § 900.
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