When the stepfather dies, the stepson has the right to inherit the estate regardless of the nephew s

After the death of the stepfather and the burial of the nephew, the stepson can claim that the uncle's heirs return the funeral expenses, etc., but generally have no right to inherit the estate.

The legal basis is the Inheritance Law of the People's Republic of China

Chapter II Statutory Inheritance.

Article 9: Men and women are equal in inheritance rights.

Article 10 The inheritance shall be carried out in the following order:

First order: spouse, children, parents.

Second order: siblings, grandparents, maternal grandparents.

After the inheritance begins, it is inherited by the first-order heirs, and the second-order heirs do not. If there is no first-order heir, the second-order heir shall inherit.

The term "children" in this Act includes legitimate children, illegitimate children, adopted children and dependent stepchildren.

The term "parents" in this Act includes biological parents, adoptive parents and dependent stepparents.

The term "brothers and sisters" in this Law includes siblings of the same parents, half-siblings or half-siblings, adoptive siblings, and step-siblings who have a dependent relationship.

Article 11: Where the children of the decedent die before the decedent, the descendants of the decedent's children are to inherit by subrogation. A subrogated heir can generally only inherit his father's or mother's share of the estate.

Article 12: Where a widowed daughter-in-law has fulfilled the primary obligation to support her father-in-law or mother-in-law, or a widowed son-in-law to her father-in-law or mother-in-law, she is to be the first-order heir.

Article 13: The share of inheritance inherited by heirs in the same order shall generally be equal.

Heirs who lack the ability to work who have special difficulties in life shall be taken care of when distributing the inheritance.

Heirs who have fulfilled the main obligation to support the decedent or who live with the decedent may receive more than one share of the inheritance when the inheritance is distributed.

If an heir who has the ability and the capacity to support does not fulfill his obligation to support, the inheritance shall be distributed without or less.

Where the heirs agree through consultation, it may also be unequal.

Article 14 Appropriate inheritance may be distributed to persons other than heirs who lack the ability to work and have no livelihood who rely on the support of the decedent, or who do not support the deceased more than the heirs.

Article 15 The heirs shall, in the spirit of mutual understanding, mutual accommodation, harmony and unity, negotiate and handle the issue of inheritance. The time, method and share of the division of the estate shall be determined by the heirs through consultation. If the negotiation fails, the people's mediation committee may mediate or file a lawsuit in the people's court.

If the stepfather does not have any will, the nephew is said to be unable to inherit. However, it is possible to request a refund of the burial expenses.

Legal analysis: Uncle Wu Huai's children and nephews cannot inherit the estate. Because according to the provisions of our country's law, the legal heirs are only spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and maternal grandparents, and nephews do not belong to the legal heirs and cannot inherit the uncle's estate through legal inheritance.

The nephew can only inherit the uncle's estate through testamentary succession and bequest maintenance agreements.

Legal basis: Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 1123: After the commencement of inheritance, it shall be handled in accordance with the statutory succession; If there is a will, it shall be handled in accordance with the testamentary inheritance or bequest; Where there is a bequest and maintenance agreement, it shall be handled in accordance with the agreement.

Article 1127 The inheritance shall be inherited in the following order:

1) First order: spouse, children, parents;

2) Second order: siblings, grandparents, maternal grandparents.

After the inheritance begins, it is inherited by the first-order heirs, and the second-order heirs do not. If there is no first-order succession, the second-order heir inherits.

For the purposes of this Part, the term "children" includes legitimate children, children born out of wedlock, adopted children and dependent stepchildren.

For the purposes of this Part, the term "parents" includes biological parents, adoptive parents and step-parents in a dependent relationship.

The term "siblings" as used in this Part includes siblings of the same parents, half-siblings or half-siblings, adoptive siblings, and step-siblings who have a dependent relationship.