Check who can apply for probate and inherit if someone dies without a will: Information based on your answers

The estate is shared equally between the children or their descendants.

If a son or daughter has died before the deceased died, their children will inherit in their place.

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Read the guide before you apply for probate.

Find out how to pay Inheritance Tax.

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• Where was the deceased domiciled?: Scotland
• Where was the deceased domiciled?: Change
• Is there a living husband, wife or civil partner?: No
• Is there a living husband, wife or civil partner?: Change
• Are there any living children or any other living descendants (such as grandchildren or great-grandchildren)?: Yes
• Are there any living children or any other living descendants (such as grandchildren or great-grandchildren)?: Change