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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 480 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If the deceased has no siblings or children of siblings, the inheritance shall devolve upon the children of the children of siblings. Those of the higher degree among them, even if related through the father, exclude the lower degree from inheritance, even if related through both parents. Chapter Three: Inheritance of the Third Class, Being Paternal and Maternal Uncles
Arabic original
إذا لم يكن للميت أخوة ولا أولاد أخوة كان الميراث لأولاد أولاد الأخوة والأعلى طبقة منهم وإن كان من الأب يمنع من إرث الطبقة النازلة وإن كانت من الأبوين.

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