Figure 2.1: UPC Intestacy Summary
Facts
UPC §§ 2-101 to 2-106 (2019)
S; no D; no P
§ 2-102(1)(A) - all to S
S; D
§ 2-102(1)(B) - all S if all D are also S’s and S has no others
§§ 2-102(3), 2-103(c) - $225K + ½ S if D are also S’s but S has
others; rest D
§§ 2-102(4), 2-103(c) - $150K + ½ S if one or more D is not S’s; rest
D
S; no D; P
§§ 2-102(2), 2-103(d) and (e) - $300,000 plus ¾ remainder S;
other ¼ P and PD (by representation)
no S; D
§ 2-103(c) - all D (by representation)
no S; no D; P
§ 2-103(d) and (e) - all P and PD (by representation)
no S; no D; no P; PD
§ 2-103(f) - all PD (by representation)
no S; no D; no P; no
PD; G or GD
§ 2-103(g), (h), and (i) - all GP and GP's descendants (by
representation)
no S; no D; no P; no
PD; no G or GD
§ 2-103(j) - stepchildren or, if none, then
§ 2-105 - escheat to state; therefore, no "laughing heirs"
Ala. Code Intestacy Summary
Facts
S; no D; no P
S; D
S; no D; P
no S; D
no S; no D; P
no S; no D; no P; PD
no S; no D; no P; no
PD; G or GD
no S; no D; no P; no
PD; no G or GD
Ala. Code §§ 43-8-40 to 43-8-45