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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever the issue of any child or other kindred of an intestate claim according to stocks by right of representation, the representatives, however numerous, of 1 stock, shall have, among them, 1 share proportioned to their aggregate interest, which share, if allotted to several, shall be subdivided among the parties to whom it is allotted; and further subdivision, if necessary, shall be made, until the share of each owner is apportioned to each such owner in severalty; and the partition shall be the same, whether the deceased child or other kindred whose issue are parties died before or after the decease of the intestate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 25. Property § 727. Proportionment of shares among issue claiming by stocks - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-25-property/de-code-sect-25-727/
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