{"id":3048,"date":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.oln-new.olnwp.wpengine.com\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2023-07-28T06:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T06:44:23","slug":"no-way-no-will-what-you-need-to-know-about-hong-kong-intestacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oln-law.com\/zh-hk\/no-way-no-will-what-you-need-to-know-about-hong-kong-intestacy\/","title":{"rendered":"No Way! No Will? \u2013 What you Need to Know about Hong Kong Intestacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When someone passes away without having executed a valid will, the law of intestacy governs the administration and distribution of assets of the Estate. Two key pieces of this legislation are the Intestates\u2019 Estates Ordinance (Cap. 73) (the \u201cIEO\u201d) and the Non-contentious Probate Rules (Cap. 10A) (the \u201cRules\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before dealing with the deceased\u2019s estate, a Grant of Letters of Administration must be obtained from the Probate Registry. Individuals who are entitled to apply for a Grant of Letters of Administration of the intestate\u2019s estate are those set out in rule 21 of the Rules, in the following order of priority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A surviving spouse<br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Children<br>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Parents<br>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Siblings<br>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Grandparents<br>6.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Uncles and aunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who are successful in obtaining a Grant of Letters of Administration are the administrators and are empowered to deal with the estate in accordance with the IEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After obtaining the Grant of Letters of Administration and having arranged for the funeral of the deceased, the administrator should first collate all the assets of the deceased and settle any debts and expenses. After that, the administrator should distribute the estate to the beneficiaries in accordance with section 4 of the IEO, with the table below illustrating some examples of entitlement under section 4 of the IEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Entitlement on Intestacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGridLight\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border:none;width:800px\">\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;vertical-align:top;width:40px\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-left:40px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;vertical-align:top;width:170px\">\n\t\t\t<p><u><strong>Surviving Relatives<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;vertical-align:top;width:203px\"><u><strong>Status of Other Relatives<\/strong><\/u><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;vertical-align:top;width:232px\"><u><strong>Entitlement Arrangement<\/strong><\/u><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:82px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:40px\">\n\t\t\t<p>1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:82px;vertical-align:top;width:170px\">Spouse<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:82px;vertical-align:top;width:203px\">No issue* of the deceased, parent, full sibling or issue* of full sibling&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;vertical-align:top;width:232px\">All to the surviving spouse<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:102px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:40px\">\n\t\t\t<p>2.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:102px;vertical-align:top;width:170px\">Spouse and issue* of the deceased<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:102px;vertical-align:top;width:203px\">Other relatives immaterial<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:146px;vertical-align:top;width:232px\">\n\t\t\t<p>The surviving spouse takes the personal chattels, HK$500,000 and half of the residuary estate.The other half is held on statutory trust** for the surviving issue*.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:146px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:40px\">\n\t\t\t<p>3.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:146px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:170px\">\n\t\t\t<p>Spouse and one or more of the following relatives, namely:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>parent or<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>full sibling or<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>issue* of full sibling&nbsp;<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:146px;vertical-align:top;width:203px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;height:146px;vertical-align:top;width:232px\">The surviving spouse takes the personal chattels, HK$1,000,000 and half of the residuary estate. The other half is held for the surviving parent(s) or on statutory trusts for the surviving full sibling(s).<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:40px\">\n\t\t\t<p>4.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;vertical-align:top;width:170px\">Issue* of the deceased<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;vertical-align:top;width:203px\">No spouse<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:none;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:none;vertical-align:top;width:232px\">All to the surviving issue* on statutory trust.&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid 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Do note though that the redistribution through a Deed of Family Arrangement may attract stamp duty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the law prescribes a specific priority for the distribution of an intestate\u2019s estate and may leave certain wiggle room for beneficiaries to alter their entitlement, it would certainly be useful to make a valid will to ensure your estate will be inherited exactly as planned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions and would like to obtain further information on our probate and estate planning services, please contact one of the members of our Probate and Estate Planning team, who are listed here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oln-law.com\/probate-estate-planning\">https:\/\/oln-law.com\/probate-estate-planning<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article is for information purposes only. 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