法律英语：继承法(二).docxVIP

第二章法定继承Chapter II Statutory Succession第九条继承权男女平等。Article 9 Males and females are equal in their right to inheritance.第十条遗产按照下列顺序继承：Article 10 The estate of the decedent shall be inherited in the following order:第一顺序：配偶、子女、父母。First in order: spouse1, children, parents.第二顺序：兄弟姐妹、祖父母、外祖父母。Second in order: brothers and sisters, paternal2 grandparents, maternal3 grandparents.继承开始后，由第一顺序继承人继承，第二顺序继承人不继承。没有第一顺序继承人继承的，由第二顺序继承人继承。When succession opens, the successor(s) first in order shall inherit to the exclusion4 of the successor(s) second in order. The successor(s) second in order shall inherit in default of any successor first in order.本法所说的子女，包括婚生子女、非婚生子女、养子女和有扶养关系的继子女。The children referred to in this Law include legitimate5 children, illegitimate children and adopted children, as well as step-children who supported or were supported by the decedent.本法所说的父母，包括生父母、养父母和有扶养关系的继父母。The parents referred to in this Law include natural parents and adoptive parents, as well as step-parents who supported or were supported by the decedent.本法所说的兄弟姐妹，包括同父母的兄弟姐妹、同父异母或者同母异父的兄弟姐妹、养兄弟姐妹、有扶养关系的继兄弟姐妹。The brothers and sisters referred to in this Law include blood brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters of half blood, adopted brothers and sisters, as well as step-brothers and step-sisters who supported or were supported by the decedent.第十一条被继承人的子女先于被继承人死亡的，由被继承人的子女的晚辈直系血亲代位继承。代位继承人一般只能继承他的父亲或者母亲有权继承的遗产份额。Article 11 Where a decedent survived his child, the direct lineal descendants of the predeceased child inherit in subrogation. Descendants who inherit in subrogation generally shall take only the share of the estate their father or mother was entitled to.第十二条丧偶儿媳对公、婆，丧偶女婿对岳父、岳母，尽了主要赡养义务的，作为第一顺序继承人。Article 12 Widowed daughters-in-law or sons-in-law who have made the predominant contributions in maintaining their parents-in-law shall, in relationship to their parents-in-law, be regarded as successors first in order.第十三条同一顺序继承人继承遗产的份额，一般应当均等。Article 13 Successors same in order shall, in gen