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How is the inheritance divided among the deceased's heirs, given the presence of a father, a mother, a pregnant wife, two full brothers, two paternal aunts (full sisters of the father), one full paternal cousin, a maternal grandmother (mother's mother), and two full sisters, in addition to the deceased having debts?

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The debts of the deceased must be paid before the inheritance is divided, because debt repayment takes precedence over the rights of the heirs.

It is preferable to delay the division due to the presence of a pregnancy among the heirs until its condition becomes clear. However, if the heirs insist on the division, each heir is given the minimum possible share, and the most advantageous share for the fetus (the inheritance of two females) is withheld.

The inheritance is divided into 432 shares: the mother receives 64 shares, the father 64 shares, and the wife 48 shares. 256 shares are withheld for the fetus. These withheld shares will be distributed later according to the gender of the newborn and its various possibilities (two females, stillborn, male, female, male and female, two males), with the shares of the mother, father, and wife from the withheld amount being adjusted accordingly.

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