Section 39: Where intestate has left only great-grandchildren or remoter lineal descendants
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part V · in_force
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In like manner the property shall go to the surviving lineal descendants who are nearest in degree to the intestate, where they are all in the degree of great- grandchildren to him, or are all in a more remote degree.
Related sections
Section 38: Where intestate has left no child, but grandchild or grandchildrenSection 40: Where intestate leaves lineal descendants not all in same degree of kindred to him, and those through whom the more remote are descended are deadSection 37: Where intestate has left child or children onlySection 41: Rules of distribution where intestate has left no lineal descendantsSection 36: Rules of distributionSection 42: Where intestate’s father living. If the intestate’s father is living, he shall succeed to the property
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