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Death and Wills The Majlis Vol 20 No 09, p.3

A daughter died before her father. She left behind two children.

Question

A daughter died before her father. She left behind two children. The father recently died and is survived by 2 sons and one daughter. His wife predeceased him. Do the deceased daughter's two children inherit in their maternal grandfather's estate?

Answer

When the father died, his only heirs were his two sons and one daughter, if he was not survived by any of his parents. The daughter who had passed away before her father did not inherit. Her two children too will not inherit in their maternal grandfather's estate.

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