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29A-2-102. Share of the spouse.

The intestate share of a decedent’s surviving spouse is:

(1)The entire intestate estate if:

(i)No descendant of the decedent survives the decedent; or

(ii)All of the decedent’s surviving descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse;

(2)The first $100,000, 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.

Source: SL 1995, ch 167, §2-102.