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Disclaimer of Inheritance

A legal declaration by which an heir refuses inheritance and avoids the estate's rights and debts under the applicable procedure.

What does this term mean?

A legal declaration by which an heir refuses inheritance and avoids the estate's rights and debts under the applicable procedure.

Where does it appear in practice?

Disclaimer of inheritance is important where the estate is over-indebted or inheritance debts and deadlines create risk.

Related terms

Inheritance Division Reserved Share Transfer by Inheritance

Other glossary entries

Agreed Divorce Protocol Call Detail Records Cancellation and Registration of Title Deed Case Management Order Coercive Imprisonment Consolidation Conveyance / Transfer Deed Default Defense Counsel Disclaimer of Inheritance Dissolution of Co-Ownership Duplicate / Repeated Enforcement Proceeding Ex Officio General Information Check Improvements on Real Property Inheritance Division Judicial Recess Limitation Period Matrimonial Property Regime Mediation Medical Malpractice Pending Property Division on Divorce Reduction Claim Reserved Share Right of First Refusal Service of Notice Sham Transaction Subdivision Suretyship Termination Transfer by Inheritance Unjust Termination