|
Half-Blood Relationships
A half-blood relation
is any person related to you by just one common ancestor, when
he or she could otherwise be related to you by two common
ancestors. The same designation applies to any two people
at the same level of relation to one another (cousin, aunt,
etc.) who could be related by two common ancestors, but are not.
Some state's intestacy laws
provide half-blood relatives with only half as much as whole
blood relations who are within the same degree of relationship.
For instance, the
decedent's whole blood sibling will receive twice the amount
as the decedent's half-blood sibling. However, if the
decedent has only half-blood relations, they will each receive a
full share.
Examples:
Half-Sibling
Any person who shares
your relation with one of your parents, but not with both.
(For example, you may share the same mother, but have different
fathers.)
Half-Aunt /
Half-Uncle
Any person who shares
just one common parent with your parent. (If your
grandmother had a child with anyone other than your grandfather,
that child is your half-aunt or half-uncle. The same
applies if your grandfather had a child with anyone other than
your grandmother.)
| 
