Basic Shares of the Most Common Heirs
| Heir | Children of Deceased | Basic Shares |
| FATHER | deceased had a child | 16.66% (1/6) |
| deceased had no child | whatever remains after share of the mother and/or the spouse | |
| MOTHER | deceased had a child or brother (*) | 16.66% (1/6) |
| deceased had no child or brother (*) | 33.33% (1/3) | |
| HUSBAND | wife had a child | 25% (1/4) |
| wife had no child | 50% (1/2) | |
| WIFE | husband had a child | 12.5% (1/8) |
| husband had no child | 25% (1/4) | |
| CHILDREN: | 1. Whatever remains after giving the shares of the parents and/or the surviving spouse. 2. a male child gets twice the share of a female |
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* - In presence of a parent (or a grandparent) or a child (or a grandchild), the brother of the deceased does not get anything. However, he affects the share of the mother: instead of 1/3, it becomes 1/6.
