This is what happens if you are a married person with no children and die intestate in Scotland.

Around 68% of the UK population do not have a Will...

The surviving spouse inherits:

The first £300,000 of the estate plus plenishings up to £24,000 plus a further £75,000.

• The remainder passes to the deceased's parents split with brothers and sisters (if no parents, just brothers/sisters)
• if none, to spouse
• if none, to aunts and uncles
• then Grandparents, or their brothers/sisters.

If there are no traceable blood relatives the balance goes to the Crown.

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