(2) If there is no surviving issue, to the decedent's parent or parents equally;

(3) If there is no surviving issue or parent, to the issue of the parents or either of them to be distributed per capita at each generation as defined in section 2-106;

(4) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, but the decedent is survived by one or more grandparents or issue of grandparents, half of the estate passes to the paternal grandparents if both survive, or to the surviving paternal grandparent, or to the issue of the paternal grandparents if both are deceased to be distributed per capita at each generation as defined in section 2-106; and the other half passes to the maternal relatives in the same manner; but if there be is no surviving grandparent or issue of grandparents on either the paternal or maternal side, the entire estate passes to the relatives on the other side in the same manner as the half.; or

(5) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, grandparent or issue of a grandparent, but the decedent is survived by one or more great grandparents great-grandparents or issue of great grandparents great-grandparents, half of the estate passes to the paternal great grandparents great- grandparents who survive, or to the issue of the paternal great grandparents great-grandparents if all are deceased, to be distributed per capita at each generation as defined in section 2-106; and the other half passes to the maternal relatives in the same manner; but if there is no surviving great grandparent great-grandparent or issue of a great grandparent great- grandparent on either the paternal or maternal side, the entire estate passes to the relatives on the other side in the same manner as the half.

Sec. 7. 18-A MRSA §3-203, sub-§(a), ¶(4-A) is enacted to read:

(4-A)__The surviving domestic partner of the decedent;

Sec. 8. 18-A MRSA §5-309, sub-§(a), ¶(1), as enacted by PL 1979, c. 540, §1, is amended to read:

(1) The ward or the person alleged to be incapacitated and his the ward's or person's spouse, parents and, adult children and any domestic partner known to the court;