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How is the estate of a house divided among heirs consisting of (3 sons, 8 daughters, and a wife), with the presence of grandsons and granddaughters, and are the administrative expenses and utility bills paid for managing the inheritance deducted before its division, or are they deducted from the share of the heirs who caused these expenses, knowing that the male receives the share of two females in inheritance?

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The value of electricity, telephone, and water consumption incurred during the deceased's lifetime should be paid from his estate before its division, as it is considered a debt upon him. As for what was consumed after his death, it should be paid by those who benefited from the service (the heirs residing in the house). The value for each period can be determined by referring to the service providers. Regarding the division of the inheritance in this case (with a wife, and male and female children), the wife receives one-eighth, and the remainder is for the sons and daughters, with the male receiving the share of two females. Grandchildren (sons' children and daughters' children) do not inherit when there is a direct son.

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