Chapter: The Inheritance of Sons

When a son is the sole heir, he takes the entire estate. A single daughter receives one-half, and that share can never be increased. When there are two daughters and no other heirs, they together receive two-thirds, which is never exceeded; the same rule applies if the daughters are three or more.

If sons and daughters inherit together, each male receives the portion of two females. A grandson through a son never inherits alongside his own father. In the absence of sons, grandsons through sons stand in their place: they inherit as sons inherit and exclude others just as sons do. Similarly, in the absence of daughters, granddaughters through sons are treated exactly like daughters.

Grandchildren through daughters neither inherit— as stated earlier— nor do they exclude anyone else, since they themselves have no share.

When daughters and granddaughters through sons are both present, and there is only one daughter, she receives one-half, while the granddaughter or granddaughters through a son are allotted one-sixth, completing the two-thirds. If, however, a grandson of the same degree is present with them, that one-sixth is no longer due to the granddaughters; instead, they share the remaining half with their brother, the male taking a portion equal to that of two females.