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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 473 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If the deceased has no relative of the second class other than a paternal or maternal grandfather or grandmother, that person shall receive the entire estate. If a grandfather and grandmother coexist, then, if they are paternal, the estate shall be theirs, divided between them with the male receiving twice the female's share; and if they are maternal, the estate shall likewise be theirs, but divided equally between them. In what has been stated, there is no distinction between a nearer and a more remote grandfather.
Arabic original
إذا لم يكن للميت قريب من الطبقة الثانية غير جد أو جدة لأب أو لأم كان له المال كله، وإذا اجتمع الجد والجدة معا فإن كانا لأب كان المال لهما يقسم بينهما للذكر ضعف الأنثى، وإن كانا لأم فالمال أيضا لهما لكن يقسم بينهما بالسوية، ولا فرق فيما ذكر بين الجد الأدنى والأعلى.

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