In re Estate of Martineau

This is an appeal from a decree of distribution entered by the Probate Court for Strafford County {Cassavechia, J.), providing, inter alia, that first cousins of the intestate decedent may share in her estate by right of representation. We affirm.

*251Yvonne Martineau died intestate on December 8, 1981, leaving no spouse, issue, parents, siblings, issue of siblings, or grandparents. On her father’s side, her survivors were an uncle and first cousins who were the issue of seven predeceased aunts and uncles. On her mother’s side she was survived by first cousins and first cousins once removed who…