Intestacy Rules - SimplyWills

Rule	Situation	Asset Distribution
1	Surviving spouse, no issue, no parent	Spouse: 100%
2	Surviving spouse and issues	Spouse: 50%
3	Surviving spouse and issues	Issues: 50%
4	Surviving spouse and parents	Spouse: 50%, Parents: 50%
5	No spouse, no issue	Parents: 100%
6	No surviving parent	Siblings: 100%
7	No surviving parent, sibling	Grandparents: 100%
8	No surviving parent, sibling, grandparent	Uncles and aunts: 100%
9	No next-of-kin	Government: 100%

S2 of Intestate Succession Act : “Nothing in this Act shall apply to the estate of any Muslim or shall affect any rules of the Muslim law in respect of the distribution of the estate of any such person.