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Delaware Intestacy Calculator TM
See the Delaware intestate succession statutes interpreted. This is the only program that calculates the next of kin and the dollar amount given to each intestate heir according to Delaware's intestacy laws. (Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations) You can also read selected portions of the state intestate laws or open the state government sponsored legal site HERE.
Enter an intestate estate value and answer the marital status question. Continue answering questions until the answer is automatically shown. (Keep trying until you learn when aunts and uncles are entitled to a portion of the estate or when the estate escheats.)
Enter estate value
Are you currently married?
Yes No
Of the entered estate value, how much is real estate? (Enter a dollar value)
Do you have any living children?
How many living children do you have?
Do you have any deceased children?
How many of these deceased children have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living grandchildren?
How many living grandchildren do you have?
Do you have any deceased grandchildren?
How many of these deceased grandchildren have living children or grandchildren?
Is your present spouse the parent of all of your children? (Including only those deceased who have living children or grandchildren)
Is your present spouse the parent of all of your deceased children? (Only those with living children or grandchildren)
Is your present spouse the parent of all of your living children?
Are either of your parents living?
Do you have any living siblings?
How many living siblings do you have?
Do you have any deceased siblings?
How many of these deceased siblings have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living nieces or nephews?
How many living nieces and nephews do you have?
Do you have any deceased nieces or nephews?
How many of these deceased nieces and nephews have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living grandparents?
How many living grandparents do you have?
How many of your deceased grandparents have living children or grandchildren? (Do not include yourself, the deceased, in this total. Also recall your previous answers, such as that neither of your parents are living.)
Do you have any living aunts or uncles? (Do not include those related by marriage)
How many of these living aunts and uncles do you have?
Do you have any deceased aunts or uncles? (Do not include those related by marriage)
How many of these deceased aunts and uncles have living children or grandchildren?
Any living relatives not mentioned above?
Without a Will, this estate will be distributed as follows:
* These are PRE-TAX shares, the sum of which will always equal the entered estate value.
* Changing ANY information at any time without using the 'Reset' button below produces incorrect results.
Save estate value
If nothing changes when you answer the first question, you may not have Javascript enabled. The Intestacy Calculator will not function without Javascript. We do not collect any personal information from your computer or store any information on your computer. If you wish, you may learn how to enable Javascript here.
You will also see this message when Internet Explorer blocks the program as active content (as shown at the top of your screen) which also disables the program.
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