Who inherits if there is no will?

If someone dies without a will in Germany, inheritance follows strict legal order: first descendants, then parents/siblings, then grandparents — with the surviving spouse always receiving a share (¼ to full estate) depending on who else inherits.

If someone dies without a will in Canada, their estate is distributed according to provincial intestacy laws — not federal law — and a court appoints an administrator to manage the estate.

If you die without a will in Ireland, your estate is distributed according to the rules of intestacy in the Succession Act 1965 — typically to your spouse and children first, with specific shares depending on family structure.

If you die without a will in Singapore, your estate is distributed according to the Intestate Succession Act, which sets fixed shares for surviving spouses, children, parents, and other relatives based on family structure.

If you're a Hindu who dies without a will (intestate), your legal heirs are determined by the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — primarily your Class I heirs (e.g., spouse, children, mother), who inherit equally.

In South Korea, statutory heirs inherit in this order: (1) direct descendants, (2) direct ascendants, (3) siblings, and (4) relatives within the fourth degree of collateral consanguinity. Shares depend on who survives and are governed by the Civil Act.

If you die without a will in England and Wales, your estate is distributed according to the rules of intestacy in the Administration of Estates Act 1925 — typically to your spouse or civil partner first, then children, parents, siblings, or other relatives in a strict legal order.

If you die without a will in California, your estate is distributed according to state intestacy laws — typically to your closest living relatives, starting with your spouse and children.

If you die without a will in New York, your estate is distributed according to state intestacy laws, which prioritize spouses and blood relatives — not friends, charities, or unmarried partners.

In Japan, statutory heirs are determined in a strict order: (1) children, (2) parents, (3) siblings — with spouses always inheriting alongside them. Predeceased children are represented by their descendants.