Article 788
The declaration must be made at the clerk's office of the court in whose jurisdiction the succession is opened or before a notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domic…
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The declaration must be made at the clerk's office of the court in whose jurisdiction the succession is opened or before a notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domic…
The heir settles the liabilities of the estate. He pays the registered creditors according to the rank of the security attaching to their claim. Other creditors who have declared their claim are paid…
Within the period provided for in article 792, the heir may declare that he is retaining in kind one or more assets of the succession. In this case, he owes the value of the property set out in the in…
A universal heir or heir by universal title who purely and simply accepts the succession is indefinitely liable for the debts and charges that depend on it. He is only liable for legacies of sums of m…
…published. Failure to declare the alienation of an asset within the period provided for in Article 794 engages the heir on his personal property up to the price of the alienation.
The declaration of the alienation or conservation of one or more assets shall be made within fifteen days to the court, which shall ensure its publication. Without prejudice to the rights reserved to…
The declaration is accompanied or followed by the inventory of the estate, which includes an item-by-item estimate of the assets and liabilities. The inventory is drawn up by a judicial auctioneer, ba…
An heir who accepts purely and simply may no longer renounce the succession or accept it up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may apply to be discharged in whole or in part from his obligat…
An heir may declare that he intends to assume this capacity only up to the amount of the net assets.
The inventory is filed with the court within two months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of th…
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