If the deceased has left no spouse but descendants, they inherit the entire estate. The children inherit in equal shares. If a child dies before the deceased, their children inherit in equal shares. If a descendant is still a minor, a trustee administers the estate. The trustee has the following duties and abilities:
- Pays maintenance from the income
- Leaves the personal items for use
- Can pay advances from the capital
If the deceased leaves no spouse and no children, but both parents, they receive the entire estate. If there is only one parent left, this parent alone receives the estate. Only since 1 October 2014 has the father, who was not married to the deceased's mother, also had a right of inheritance if he is named on the birth certificate.
If the deceased left no spouse, children or parents, the estate must be distributed in this order:
- The full-blooded siblings inherit first;
- If there are no full-blooded siblings, half-blooded siblings are entitled to inherit;
- If there are no siblings, the grandparents inherit;
- In the absence of grandparents, the testator's full-blooded uncles and aunts are subsequently entitled to inherit.
If there are no relatives, the crown inherits last (bona vacantia).