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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 457 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The second class of the deceased’s heirs consists of siblings and their children, called kalalah, and grandparents without qualification. None of them shall inherit in the presence of any member of the first class.
Arabic original
الطبقة الثانية من وارثي الميت هم الأخوة وأولادهم المسمون بالكلالة والأجداد مطلقا ، ولا يرث واحد منهم مع وجود واحد من الطبقة الأولى.

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