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Book 5 · Law of succession  ›  Title 1 · Acceptance and disclaimer of the inheritance; supervision of the probate court › Section 1948

More than one ground of entitlement

(1) A person who is entitled to inherit by disposition mortis causa may, if they would be entitled as an heir on intestacy without the disposition, disclaim the inheritance as an appointed heir and accept it as an heir on intestacy.

(2) A person who is entitled as heir by will and by contract of inheritance may accept the inheritance by reason of the one ground of entitlement and disclaim it for the other ground.

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