For deaths on or after 1 December 1993; not applicable in Scotland.

Spouse and issue survive

Spouse receives

All personal chattels; £125,000 absolutely (or the entire estate where this is less); life interest in one half or residue (if any).

Issue receive

One half of residue (if any) on statutory trusts plus the other half of residue on statutory trusts upon the death of the spouse.

Spouse survives without issue

Spouse receives

All personal chattels; £200,000 absolutely (or the entire estate where this is less); one half share of residue (if any) absolutely.

(a) The deceased's parents. If no parent survives: (b) on trust for the deceased's brothers and sisters of the whole blood and the issue of any such deceased brother or sister.

Estate held for the following in the order given with no class of beneficiaries participating unless all those in a prior class have predeceased. Statutory trusts may apply except under (2) and (5).

(1) Issue of the deceased.

(2) Parents.

(3) Brothers and sisters and the issue of a deceased brother or sister.

(4) Half-brothers and half-sisters and the issue of any deceased half-brother or half-sister.

(5) Grandparents.

(6) Uncles and aunts and the issue of any deceased uncle or aunt.

(7) Half-brothers and half-sisters of the deceased's parents and the issue of any deceased half-uncle or half-aunt.

(8) The Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall.