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IF ONLY ONE MATERNAL GRANDPARENT SURVIVES, TO THE
SURVIVOR, OR If NEITHER MATERNAL GRANDPARENT SURVIVES, TO
THE ISSUE OF THE MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, BY
REPRESENTATION. IN THE EVENT THAT NEITHER OF ONE FAIR OF
GRANDPARENTS AND NONE OF THE ISSUE OF EITHER OF THAT PAIR
SURVIVES, THE ONE HALF SHARE APPLICABLE SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE OTHER PAIR OF GRANDPARENTS, THE
SURVIVOR OF THEM OR THE ISSUE OF EITHER OF THEM, IN THE
SAME MANNER AS PRESCRIBED FOR THEIR HALF SHARE.

(D)   GREAT-GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR ISSUE.

IF THERE IS NO SURVIVING PARENT OR ISSUE OF A
PARENT, OR SURVIVING GRANDPARENT OR ISSUE OF A
GRANDPARENT, IT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ONE QUARTER TO EACH
PAIR OF GREAT-GRANDPARENTS EQUALLY OR ALL TO THE
SURVIVOR, Of IF NEITHER SURVIVES, ALL TO THE ISSUE OF
EITHER OR OF BOTH OF THAI PAIR OF GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, BY
REPRESENTATION. IN THE EVENT THAT NEITHER MEMBER OF A
PAIR OF GREAT-GRANDPARENTS NOR ANY ISSUE OF EITHER OF
THAT PAIR SURVIVES, THE QUARTER SHARE APPLICABLE SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY AMONG THE REMAINING PAIRS OF
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS OR THE SURVIVOR OF A PAIR OR ISSUE OF
EITHER OF A PAIR OF GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, IN THE SAME
MANNER AS PRESCRIBED FOR A QUARTER SHARE.

(E)   NO SURVIVING BLOOD RELATIVE.

[[IF THERE IS NO SURVIVING BLOOD RELATIVE ENTITLED
TO INHERIT UNDER THIS SECTION, IT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO
THE LIVING STEPCHILDREN OF THE DECEDENT BORN TO A LEGAL
SPOUSE OF THE DECEDENT WHO HAS NOT DIVORCED THE DECEDENT,
EQUALLY, AND TO THE LIVING CHILDREN OF A STEPCHILD WHO
PREDECEASED THE DECEDENT, WHO SHALL EQUALLY DIVIDE THE
SHARE THEIR DECEASED PARENT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD THE
STEPCHILD SURVIVED THE DECEDENT. IT SHALL BE DIVIDED TO
THE ISSUE OF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE BY REPRESENTATION
PURSUANT TO §2-210.]]

IF THERE IS NO SURVIVING BLOOD RELATIVE ENTITLED TO

INHERIT UNDER THIS SECTION, IT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO__AS

MANY EQUAL SHARES AS THERE ARE STEPCHILDREN OF THE
DECEDENT WHO SURVIVE THE DECEDENT AND STEPCHILDREN OF THE

DECEDENT WHO DID NOT SURVIVE THE DECEDENT BUT OF WHOM

ISSUE DID SURVIVE THE DECEDENT. EACH STEPCHILD OF THE

DECEDENT WHO DID SURVIVE THE DECEDENT SHALL RECEIVE ONE

SHARE AND THE ISSUE OF EACH STEPCHILD OF THE DECEDENT WHO

DID NOT SURVIVE THE DECEDENT, BUT OF WHOM ISSUE DID

SURVIVE THE DECEDENT SHALL RECEIVE ONE SHARE APPORTIONED
BY APPLYING THE PATTERN OF REPRESENTATION SET FORTH IN

§1-210. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "STEPCHILD" SHALL

MEAN THE CHILD OF ANY SPOUSE OF THE DECEDENT IF SUCH
SPOUSE WAS NOT DIVORCED FROM THE DECEDENT.