Hot Car Death: Cristina Pangalangan Settlement Proposed

A more accurate term would be “heirs at law” (as determined by the SC intestacy statutes), as opposed to “beneficiaries” (which generally denotes individuals designated by the Decedent in a Will or otherwise, such as beneficiaries designated for life insurance, annuities, IRAs, 401k’s, etc.)
In the absence of a spouse or children, SC intestate heirs would next be her parents — although her mother’s conviction should bar her under the “Slayer Statute.”
Next would be grandparents. Or if none, then aunts/uncles and their descendants for any deceased ones.