In the case of intestate succession, the surviving spouse inherits together with the deceased spouse’s relatives and his/her share depends on the order of relatives who are entitled to inherit (relatives succeed in three orders).

If the surviving spouse inherits together with first order successors (children), he/she is entitled to an equal share with the children, but receives no less than a quarter of the estate.

If the surviving spouse inherits together with second order successors (parents of the deceased and their descendants, i.e. brothers and sisters of the deceased), he/she is entitled to half of the estate. If the surviving spouse inherits together with the heirs of the second order then he/she is entitled also to an additional preferential share of the estate (the household items of the shared home).

If there are no relatives from either the first or second order, then the surviving spouse inherits the entire estate.

Besides the share of the estate, the surviving spouse has the right to seek a personal right of use of the real estate that served as the shared home.

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