Article III. Intestate Succession of Nontrust Property
2.30.100 Intestate succession rules.
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the portion of the estate of a person dying intestate not covered by Article II of this chapter shall descend and be distributed as follows:
(a) If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse shall receive the entire net estate.
(b) If the decedent leaves children and no surviving spouse, the children shall each take an equal share of the entire net estate. If descendants of a deceased child survive the decedent, the share of that deceased child shall go to his or her descendants by representation.
(c) If the decedent leaves no surviving spouse or child, the entire net estate shall go to the first surviving relative(s) on the following list, in order of priority:
(1) Grandchildren, in equal shares;
(2) Great-grandchildren, in equal shares;
(3) Parents, in equal shares;
(4) Siblings, in equal shares;
(5) Grandparents, in equal shares;
(6) Children of the grandparents, in equal shares.
(d) If the decedent leaves no surviving relatives identified in this section, the entire net estate shall go to the Tribe. [Ord. 53 § 8301, amended, 10/30/2018; Ord. 50B § 8301, amended, 6/22/2017.]