Ruling 2774

If the only heir of the deceased is one paternal uncle or one paternal aunt, irrespective of whether he or she is the full paternal uncle/aunt – i.e. he or she is from the same father and mother as the deceased’s father – or he or she is the paternal half-uncle or paternal half-aunt from the father’s side [i.e. a paternal half-brother/sister of the deceased’s father] or the paternal half-uncle or paternal half-aunt from the mother’s side [i.e. a maternal half-brother/sister of the deceased’s father], he or she inherits the entire estate. If there is more than one paternal uncle, or more than one paternal aunt, and all of them are full paternal uncles/aunts, or all are paternal half-uncles/aunts from the father’s side or all are paternal half-uncles/aunts from the mother’s side, the estate is divided equally among them. If there is both a paternal uncle and a paternal aunt, each paternal uncle receives twice the share of each paternal aunt.