Michigan § 700.2103 - Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
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§ 700.2103. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
Any part of the intestate estate that does not pass to the decedent's surviving spouse under section 2102, or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes in the following order to the following individuals who survive the decedent:
The decedent's descendants by representation.
If there is no surviving descendant, the decedent's parents equally if both survive or to the surviving parent.
If there is no surviving descendant or parent, the descendants of the decedent's parents or of either of them by representation.
If there is no surviving descendant, parent, or descendant of a parent, but the decedent is survived by 1 or more grandparents or descendants of grandparents, 1/2 of the estate passes to the decedent's paternal grandparents equally if both survive, or to the surviving paternal grandparent, or to the descendants of the decedent's paternal grandparents or either of them if both are deceased, the descendants taking by representation; and the other 1/2 passes to the decedent's maternal relatives in the same manner. If there is no surviving grandparent or descendant of a grandparent on either the paternal or the maternal side, the entire estate passes to the decedent's relatives on the other side in the same manner as the 1/2.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 700.2103 cover?
Section 700.2103 ("Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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