and when the sisters are the only siblings present, they likewise become agnatic heirs for the daughters: once the daughters have received their allotted shares, whatever remains of the estate passes to the sisters, provided the deceased left no heirs other than daughters and sisters.
If the deceased leaves one daughter and one sister, the daughter receives one-half and the sister the other half.
If he leaves two daughters together with a sister—or with two sisters—the two daughters take two-thirds and the balance goes to the sister or to the sisters.
When the deceased has no daughter, no granddaughter through a son, no father, no grandson through a son (no matter how distant), and no grandfather, the entire estate devolves as an agnatic share upon a single full brother. No one shares with him except another full sibling or, where applicable, a person entitled to a fixed fractional share. A paternal half-brother does not inherit at all in the presence of a full brother.
If there are no full brothers or sisters, the paternal half-siblings assume the position of the full siblings without distinction. Whenever brothers and sisters—whether full or, in the absence of full ones, paternal half-siblings—inherit together, the estate is divided so that the male receives the portion of two females.
A lone full sister receives one-half; two or more full sisters receive two-thirds and may not take more than that.
Paternal half-sisters inherit nothing when full sisters are present, except in two situations:
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The deceased leaves only one full sister together with one or more paternal half-sisters. The full sister then receives one-half, while the paternal half-sister(s) receive one-sixth, completing the two-thirds; they may receive no more than this. Once the full sister or sisters have absorbed the two-thirds, the paternal half-sisters are excluded from any further share.
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The deceased leaves two or more full sisters. They receive two-thirds, and in that case the paternal half-sisters get nothing unless a paternal half-brother is also present. Should such a brother exist, he and his paternal half-sisters take the residue, namely one-third; he then redistributes it among his sisters so that it is shared between him and them.