Article 2178. Heirs on intestacy of the first degree

(1) Heirs on intestacy of the first degree are the descendants of the deceased.
(2) A descendant living at the time of the devolution of an inheritance excludes the descendants related to the deceased through himself from the succession.
(3) If a descendant is no longer living at the time of the devolution of an inheritance, the descendants related to the deceased through him take his place (succession per stirpes / succession representation).
(4) Children of the deceased inherit in equal shares.
(5) Children that replace the deceased parent under paragraph (3) inherit in equal shares the share of the inheritance to which the deceased parent would have been entitled.