Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Intestate Succession: Butcher Family Hypo


                                              Picture From Classic TV Series, Leave it to Beaver

Suppose John Butcher dies intestate (his wife having predeceased him) and at his death he is survived by the following blood relatives:

1. His son  Dr. John Butcher, Jr.,M.D.

2. His granddaughter, Susan Butcher, the daughter of Junior

3. His daughter June Butcher-Cleaver (married to Ward Cleaver)

4. His grandsons, Wally and Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, children of June Butcher-Cleaver.

How should this estate be distributed under the law of intestate succession (see statute beginning on p. 260).