Exclusion of the right of succession of the spouse

The right of succession of the surviving spouse and the right to the preferential benefit are excluded if at the time of the death of the deceased the prerequisites for the dissolution by divorce of the marriage were met and the deceased had petitioned for or consented to the divorce. The same applies if the deceased was entitled to petition for the annulment of the marriage and had filed the petition. In these cases, the spouse is entitled to maintenance under sections 1569 to 1586b.