(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 from the succession the descendants related to the deceased through that living descendant.
(3) If a descendant is no longer living at the time of the devolution of an inheritance, the descendants related to the deceased through the descendant no longer living take that descendant’s place (succession per stirpes).
(4) Children inherit in equal shares.