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Intestate succession allocates the net estate — assets less debts, funeral expenses and administration costs — among a statutory class of heirs in fixed proportions, with children normally taking equal shares of the residue after the spouse's and any other prescribed shares.
Residue for children
Children's pot = Net estate - Spouse's share - Other heirs' shares
Per child
Share per child = Children's pot / Number of children
Indicative estimate only. Fees, entitlements, limits and formulas vary by jurisdiction, statute, policy wording and the facts of the case. This is not legal, tax, insurance or financial advice — confirm with a qualified professional or the relevant authority.
Usually yes, subject to forced-heirship or family-provision rules that protect a spouse and dependent children in many jurisdictions.
Most systems apply representation: that child's share passes down to their own children in equal parts.