▁" la ughing ▁he ir " ▁stat ute ▁ ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁▁ ▁Kentucky ▁Texas ▁Virginia ▁( also ▁extends ▁inheritance ▁rights ▁to ▁relatives ▁of ▁a ▁prede ce ased ▁sp ouse ) ▁ ▁Jur is dict ions ▁with ▁a ▁" la ughing ▁he ir " ▁stat ute ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁▁ ▁Alabama ▁( cut s ▁off ▁inheritance ▁with ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁grand par ents ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ) ▁ ▁Florida ▁( ext ends ▁inheritance ▁rights ▁to ▁relatives ▁of ▁a ▁prede ce ased ▁sp ouse ▁up ▁two ▁grand par ents ' ▁descend ants ▁after ▁cutting ▁off ▁the ▁inheritance ▁of ▁the ▁de ced ent ▁with ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁grand par ents ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ; ▁however ▁for ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv ors ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁a ▁de ced ent ' s ▁great - grand parent ▁may ▁inherit )( F la . ▁Stat . ▁§ 7 3 2 . 1 0 3 ) ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( ext ends ▁int est ate ▁inheritance ▁out ▁to ▁five ▁degrees ▁of ▁a ▁kin ship ▁if ▁they ▁exist . ▁ ▁If ▁no ▁kin ▁within ▁five ▁degrees ▁of ▁kin ship ▁exist ▁then ▁it ▁extends ▁in def initely ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁estate ▁from ▁es che ating )( NC ▁General ▁Stat ute ▁ 2 9 - 7 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Qu iz law ▁page ▁listing ▁links ▁to ▁prob ate ▁codes ▁of ▁all ▁ 5 0 ▁states ▁ ▁Category : W ills ▁and ▁trust s ▁Category :