How is the inheritance of a husband and wife who died in a car accident, along with their children who died days after them, divided, given that there are heirs for both the husband and the wife?
If a group of people who inherit from each other die in a single accident, then the one who dies later inherits from the one who dies earlier. However, if they die at the exact same moment, there is no mutual inheritance between them. In this case, there is no mutual inheritance between the spouses due to their death at the same instant.
Regarding the wife's heirs: Her daughter, her son, and her mother. Her mother receives one-sixth, and the remainder goes to the son and daughter (the male receiving the share of two females). Her sisters receive nothing, as they are excluded by the son.
Regarding the husband's heirs: The son and the daughter (the male receiving the share of two females). His brothers receive nothing, as they are excluded by the son.
Regarding the daughter's heirs: Her brother and her grandmother (her mother's mother). The grandmother receives one-sixth, and the remainder goes to her brother.
Regarding the son's heirs: His paternal uncles (his father's brothers) and his grandmother (his mother's mother). The grandmother receives one-sixth, and the remainder goes to the paternal uncles. The paternal aunts receive nothing.
The inheritance is divided according to this order, taking into account the share of the son and daughter from their father and mother, and any private wealth they possessed. It should also be noted that the grandmother (the mother's mother) will inherit from the mother, the son, and the daughter.
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