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Book 5 · Law of succession  ›  Subtitle 4 · Filing of an inventory, unlimited liability of the heir › Section 1995

Length of the period

(1) As a rule, the inventory period is to amount to at least one month and to at most three months. It begins on the service of the order setting the period.

(2) If the period is fixed before the acceptance of the inheritance, it begins only on the acceptance of the inheritance.

(3) On application by the heir, the probate court may, at its discretion, extend the period.

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