1. The entire intestate estate if:

a. No descendant or parent of the decedent survives the decedent; or

b. All of the decedent's surviving descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse and there is no other descendant of the surviving spouse who survives the decedent.

2. The first two hundred thousand dollars, plus three-fourths of any balance of the intestate estate, if no descendant of the decedent survives the decedent, but a parent of the decedent survives the decedent.

3. The first one hundred fifty thousand dollars, plus one-half of any balance of the intestate, if all of the decedent's surviving descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse and the surviving spouse has one or more surviving descendants who are not descendants of the decedent.

4. The first one hundred thousand dollars, plus one-half of any balance of the intestate estate, if one or more of the decedent's surviving descendants are not descendants of the surviving spouse.

30.1-04-03. (2-103) Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.

1. To the decedent's descendants by representation.

2. If there is no surviving descendant, to the decedent's parents equally if both survive, or to the surviving parent.

3. If there is no surviving descendant or parent, to the descendants of the decedent's parents or either of them by representation.

4. If there is no surviving descendant, parent, or descendant of a parent, but the decedent is survived by one or more grandparents or descendants of grandparents, half of the estate passes to the decedent's paternal grandparents equally if both survive, or to the surviving paternal grandparent, or to the descendants of the decedent's paternal grandparents or either of them if both are deceased, the Page No. 1 descendant's taking by representation; and the other half passes to the decedent's maternal relatives in the same manner; but if there is no surviving grandparent or descendant of a grandparent on either the paternal or the maternal side, the entire estate passes to the decedent's relatives on the other side in the same manner as the half.

30.1-04-03.1. Individuals related to decedent through two lines.

An individual who is related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based on the relationship that would entitle the individual to the larger share.
 

30.1-04-04. (2-104) Requirement that heir survive decedent for one hundred twenty hours.

30.1-04-05. (2-105) No taker.

30.1-04-06. Representation.

30.1-04-07. (2-107) Kindred of half blood.

30.1-04-08. (2-108) Afterborn heirs.

30.1-04-09. (2-114) Meaning of child and related terms.

1. An adopted individual is the child of an adopting parent or parents and not of the natural parents, but adoption of a child by the spouse of either natural parent has no effect on the relationship between the child and that natural parent or the right of the child or a descendant of the child to inherit from or through the other natural parent.

2. Inheritance from and through a child by either natural parent or kindred is precluded unless that natural parent has openly treated the child as the parent's, and has not refused to support the child.

3. In cases not covered by subsections 1 and 2, an individual is the child of its natural parents regardless of the marital status of its parents. The parent and child relationship may be established under chapter 14-17.
 

30.1-04-10. (2-109) Advancements.

30.1-04-11. (2-110) Debts to decedent.

30.1-04-12. (2-111) Alienage.

30.1-04-13. (2-112) Dower and curtesy abolished.