Article 774
The provisions of articles 771, 772 and 773 apply to the next-ranking heir called to succeed where the first-ranking heir renounces the succession or is unworthy to succeed. The four-month period prov…
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The provisions of articles 771, 772 and 773 apply to the next-ranking heir called to succeed where the first-ranking heir renounces the succession or is unworthy to succeed. The four-month period prov…
Error, fraud or violence is a cause of nullity of the option exercised by the heir. The action for nullity is barred after five years from the day on which the error or fraud was discovered or the day…
Inheritances are opened by death, at the last domicile of the deceased.
Proof of heirship shall be established by any means. No derogation shall be made from the provisions or practices concerning the issue of certificates of ownership or heredity by judicial or administr…
The thirty years begin to run, according to the various types of easement, either from the day when enjoyment ceases, in the case of discontinuous easements, or from the day when an act contrary to th…
An heir excluded from the succession on grounds of unworthiness is obliged to return all the fruits and income he has enjoyed since the opening of the succession.
The heir may accept the succession purely and simply or renounce it. He may also accept the succession up to the amount of the net assets where he has a universal vocation or universal title. A condit…
The provisions referred to in article 774 also apply to the heirs of a person who dies without having opted. The four-month period runs from the opening of the latter's estate. The heirs of a person w…
Without prejudice to damages, an heir who has concealed property or rights from an estate or concealed the existence of a co-heir is deemed to accept the estate purely and simply, notwithstanding any…
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…
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