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Book 5 · Law of succession  ›  Title 1 · Acceptance and disclaimer of the inheritance; supervision of the probate court › Section 1957

Effect of avoidance

(1) The avoidance of the acceptance is deemed to be a disclaimer; the avoidance of the disclaimer is deemed to be an acceptance.

(2) As a rule, the probate court is to notify that person of the avoidance of the disclaimer to whom the inheritance devolved as a result of the disclaimer. The provision of section 1953 (3) sentence 2 applies.

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