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If representation is called for by this chapter, the estate is divided into as many shares as there are surviving heirs in the nearest degree of kinship and deceased persons in the same degree who left issue who survive the decedent, each surviving heir in the nearest degree receiving one share and the share of each deceased person in the same degree being divided among the issue of such deceased heir in the same manner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 43. Wills and Decedents' Estates § 43-8-45 - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-43-wills-and-decedents-estates/al-code-sect-43-8-45/
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