Diego,a widower,dies intestate,leaving two surviving children and two grandchildren who are children of his deceased daughter.If Diego's surviving children each take one-third of his estate and the grandchildren each take one-sixth of the estate,this is described legally by the statement that:

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The distribution in this scenario is an example of per stirpes distribution, where each branch of descendants (in this case, Diego's two surviving children and the two grandchildren from his deceased daughter) receive an equal share of the estate. The surviving children each take one-third of the estate, while the grandchildren inherit their deceased parent's share, divided equally among them. This is in accordance with the legal principle of lineal descendants of predeceased children taking property per stirpes.

Diego,a Widower,dies Intestate,leaving Two Surviving Children and Two Grandchildren Who