The classification screen

4 questions before you choose the route.

This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.

01

Testate or intestate?

Track.

Track
02

Which heir order applies?

Resolve the which heir order applies question separately before choosing the route.

Order
03

Intestacy related guide opened?

Resolve the intestacy related guide opened question separately before choosing the route.

Intestate
04

Foreign heirs involved?

Overlay.

Foreign

Working rule: Statutory succession rules identify legal heirs and distribution order under the Civil Code.

What changes the answer

The signal ledger.

These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.

Signal
Ask the operating question
Why it changes the route
Broader Wills, Succession & Inheritance analysis needed
Do the facts extend beyond the threshold Statutory Succession in China question?
Additional facts can change the Wills, Succession & Inheritance route, evidence and next step.
Ignore order-of-inheritance page
Missing detail.
Additional facts can change the Wills, Succession & Inheritance route, evidence and next step.
Treat girlfriend as statutory heir automatically
Usually not.
Check classes.
Prepare before you escalate

Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.

Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.

01Family tree chartHeirs.
02Marriage/birth proofsStatus.
03Will if anyTestate interaction.
Common confusions

Questions people ask before they build.

Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.

Is statutory succession only for no-will cases?

It is central in intestacy; wills still sit against a statutory backdrop.

Where is intestacy Q&A?

Use the linked specialist resource when Statutory Succession in China turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.

Primary authorities

Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.

National laws database (NPC)
SAMR
Supreme People’s Court
Ministry of Commerce / relevant regulators