Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 804
804. (1) In the collateral line, representation is allowed in
favour of children and descendants of brothers or sisters of the
deceased, whether such children or descendants take with their
uncles or aunts, or whether, all the brothers and sisters of the
deceased having predeceased him, the succession devolves to their
descendants in unequal degrees.
(2) If the children or descendants of brothers or sisters stand in
equal degree, they shall all take per capita, without representation.
Partition per
stirpes and per
capita.
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