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Maya died intestate with a $700,000 probate estate. She is survived by her spouse, Chris, and her mother, Alma. Maya had no descendants. The state statute provides that when a decedent leaves a surviving spouse, no descendants, and a surviving parent, the spouse takes the first $300,000 plus three-fourths of the balance of the intestate estate, and the parent takes the remainder.
How should Maya's probate estate be distributed?