Order of statutory succession

The legal succession shall devolve in the following order: 1. To the descendants; 2. To the ascendants, except for the provisions of article 1236; 3. To the brothers and sisters and their descendants; 4. To the surviving spouse; 5. To the collaterals not included in clause 3 upto the sixth degree; 6. To the State, except for the provisions of article 1663. § Sole paragraph – In case of numbers 1, 2 and 3, the articles and fruits collected or pending, intended and necessary for the consumption of the couple, are considered as own assets of the surviving spouse, provided there is no suit for divorce or separation of persons and assets, pending or decided on the date of the opening of the inheritance.