Do the daughters of the sister inherit from their deceased paternal aunt, who has one daughter, and her male children are deceased, one of whom has a daughter, and their paternal aunt is their father's sister from the father's side, and her husband and their father are deceased?
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The niece, whether she is the daughter of a full brother or a half-brother (from the father's or mother's side), is not among those who inherit. Consequently, nieces do not inherit from their paternal aunt.
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