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SOLUTION
TO PUZZLE USING ILLINOIS LAW
Winston
left no spouse, brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces, so his Estate is
divided with half ($50,000) going to his grandparents (or their
descendants) on his mother’s
side and the other half ($50,000) going to his grandparents (or their
descendants) on his
father’s side.
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MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS |
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PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
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MOTHER (deceased)
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AUNT
SUSIE |
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WINSTON’S
FATHER (deceased) |
AUNT
(OR UNCLE) (deceased) |
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WINSTON’S
FIRST COUSIN (deceased)
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ELVIS
(WINSTON’S SECOND COUSIN)
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Aunt Susie is the sister of Winston's mother, so she
is a descendant of Winston's maternal grandparents. Winston has a
first cousin on his father's side, so there must be a deceased aunt or
uncle on his father's side. The share intended for the deceased
aunt or uncle goes to Winston. Ramona and Abigail
inherit nothing because their mother is still alive, and the
distribution is by representation, meaning the Estate is distributed to
the generation closed to the grandparents, in this case, the children of
the grandparents.
ANSWER: Aunt Susie gets $50,000 and Elvis gets
$50,000. |
