{"id":5075,"date":"2018-11-28T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylaw.waydevelopers.com\/england-wales\/wiki\/intestacy-scotland\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:56:11","slug":"intestacy-scotland","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/probate-solicitors\/intestacy-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Intestacy &#8211; Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"oButton oButton--orange\" style=\"background-color: #f9ab4e; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/family-law-solicitor\/find-a-fixed-fee-divorce-solicitor-quote\/\">Click here to compare quotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When someone in Scotland dies without having left a Will, his or her estate is known as an intestate estate.<\/p>\n<p>Once all debts and liabilities have been met from the deceased\u2019s estate, a spouse or civil partner has certain &#8216;prior rights of a surviving spouse or civil partner&#8217; in the deceased\u2019s intestate estate. These &#8216;prior rights&#8217; are essentially a first claim on the estate before any other legal rights. The estate is divided into <em>heritable<\/em>: houses, buildings and land; and <em>moveable<\/em>: any other houses, buildings or land, for example, stocks, shares, vehicles, money, artwork, jewellery, or anything else of value.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior rights<\/h2>\n<p>These &#8216;prior rights&#8217; entitle the surviving spouse\/civil partner to the house in which the couple lived at the time of the deceased\u2019s death (providing that the house was owned either solely by the deceased, or jointly as a couple), and any furnishings and furniture in the house (up to the value of \u00a324,000). In certain circumstances, for example, where the house is part of a shop or a farm, or where the residential property is worth more than \u00a3300,000, then the entitlement is not to the house itself, but to its value up to \u00a3300,000.<\/p>\n<p>If the deceased also had children or grandchildren, the surviving spouse\/civil partner would also be entitled to the first \u00a342,000 out of the estate. Where there are no children or grandchildren, then the surviving spouse\/civil partner\u2019s entitlement would be to the first \u00a375,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Legal rights<\/h2>\n<p>The surviving spouse\/civil partner is entitled a share of the deceased <em>moveable <\/em>estate. If the deceased has children, the spouse\/civil partner is entitled a one third share. If there are no children or grandchildren, the surviving spouse\/civil partner is entitled a half share of the moveable estate.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, if there is no surviving spouse\/civil partner, then the children are entitled a half share of the <em>moveable<\/em> estate. The children are entitled to an equal claim. If a child of the deceased has died before the deceased, their share may be claimed by their descendants \u2013 this principle is known as &#8216;representation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2>Other rights on intestacy<\/h2>\n<p>Once the prior rights and legal rights have been fulfilled, the remainder of both the <em>heritable<\/em> and <em>moveable<\/em> estates is able to be shared to other surviving relatives in the following order:<\/p>\n<div class=\"svg-container svg-intestacy-scotland\">Intestacy in ScotlandConnecting you with the right lawyerChildren take the whole of the remainder of the estateBrothers and sisters take the whole of the remainder of the estateEither or both parents take the whole remainder of the estateSpouse\/civil partner takes the whole of the remainder of the estateUncles or aunts take the whole of the remainder of the estateGrandparents take the whole of the remainder of the estateBrothers and sisters of any grandparents (on either side) take the whole of the remainder of the estateIf there are both surviving parents and siblings, the remainder is shared between the parents and siblings, with half going to each<\/div>\n<h2>Claims by cohabitants<\/h2>\n<p>Under The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, those in cohabitating relationships were granted some legal rights and protection if the relationship should end. The Act makes provision for a partner of a deceased person to apply to the court for a share of the deceased\u2019s estate where the deceased died intestate. However, there is a very tight timeframe for doing so, and any application must be made within six months of the deceased\u2019s death. \u00a0If you are considering making a claim, it is crucial that you receive the right <a href=\"guides\/probate-solicitors\/process-of-probate\" rel=\"alternate\">legal advice and guidance<\/a> as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Help from Simply.Law today<\/h2>\n<p>Our Simply.Law member probate solicitors can give you expert advice and tailor a claim based on your individual circumstances.\u00a0 You can email us at ask@simply.law or you are always welcome to call our freephone helpline &#8211; 0800 368 6338.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Simply.Law probate member solicitors can give you expert intestacy advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9286,"parent":4306,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12374],"tags":[12051,8613,10243],"guides-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5075","1":"guides","2":"type-guides","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-intestacy-process-when-there-is-no-will","8":"tag-cohabitants","9":"tag-intestacy","10":"tag-scotland"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Importance of Estate Planning: Avoiding Intestate Succession - Simply Law England Wales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the implications of dying intestate in Scotland. 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