My brother-in-law who is Thai recently died without leaving a will. What happens in these circumstances? Does his wife get everything?

We recently had the same thing with little sister:

If there are no kids, the parents & spouse get 50/50

If the deceased had siblings, they are also entitled to a portion (better ones pass it to the parents)

After that, it starts to get messy.

Probably not applicable in this case but can I assume that it relates only to assets in Thailand ? What happens to foreign assets, say property in the UK ?

Probably not applicable in this case but can I assume that it relates only to assets in Thailand ? What happens to foreign assets, say property in the UK ?

My lawyer in the UK advised me to make 1 Will for my UK assets and a separate Will for my Thailand assets.

Dying without a Will is very messy.

My brother-in-law who is Thai recently died without leaving a will. What happens in these circumstances? Does his wife get everything?

Section 1629. There are only six classes of statutory heir;and subject to the provisions of Section 1630 paragraph 2, each class is entitled to inherit in the following order:

1) descendants;

2) parents;

3) brothers and sisters of full blood;

4) brothers and sisters of half blood;

5) grandparents;

6) uncles and aunts.

The surviving spouse is also a statutory heir, subject to the special provisions of Section 1635.

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