Is an unmarried partner entitled to receive anything from the estate under the rules of intestacy?
Written by Terry Johansson | 13th August 2014
In most Australian states, the people who are entitled to take a share of the estate are decided in order of priority as follows:
a) The married spouse or civil partner (including unmarried partner);
b) Children or grandchildren;
c) Parents;
d) Siblings of the whole blood or their children or grandchildren;
e) Siblings of the half blood or their children or grandchildren;
f) Grandparents;
g) Aunts and uncles of the whole blood or their children or grandchildren;
h) Aunts and uncles of the half blood or their children or grandchildren.
To find out more about how the rules of intestacy operate, click here for more information.