According to the provisions of Article 10 of the Inheritance Law, the estate shall be inherited in the following order:
 First order: spouse, children, parents.
 The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents, maternal grandparents.
 It can be seen that the husband and wife are the first successors to each other. According to the provisions of Article 26 of the Inheritance Law, unless otherwise agreed, if the inheritance is divided, half of the jointly owned property should first be allocated to the spouse, and the rest should be the inheritance of the decedent.
 Therefore, in the inheritance between husband and wife, the most important thing is to identify which are the joint property of husband and wife. According to Article 17 of the Marriage Law, the joint property of husband and wife includes:
 （1） Salary and bonus
 （2） Income from production and operation
 （3） Income from intellectual property
 （4） Property derived from inheritance or gift, except as provided in Item 3 of Article 18 of this Law
 （5） Other properties that should be jointly owned.
 Husband and wife have equal rights to dispose of jointly owned property.
 Article 17 of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China
 The following property acquired by husband and wife during the period of marriage shall be jointly owned by the husband and wife:
 （1） Salary and bonus
 （2） Income from production and operation
 （3） Income from intellectual property
 （4） Property derived from inheritance or gift, except as provided in Item 3 of Article 18 of this Law
 （5） Other properties that should be jointly owned.
 Husband and wife have equal rights to dispose of jointly owned property.