The Family Provision (Intestate Succession) Order 1993
The estate of a person dying intestate is charged with a fixed sum (the statutory legacy) in favour of the surviving spouse. This Order increases the statutory legacy from £75,000 to £125,000 where the intestate is survived by issue, and from £125,000 to £200,000 where there is no surviving issue but the intestate is survived by certain close relatives.