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Book 5 · Law of succession  ›  Division 6 · Unworthiness to inherit › Section 2344

Effect of a declaration of unworthiness to inherit

(1) If an heir is declared unworthy to inherit, the inheritance is deemed not to have devolved upon them.

(2) The inheritance devolves to the person who would be entitled to inherit if the person unworthy to inherit had not been alive at the time of the devolution of the inheritance; the devolution is deemed to have occurred upon the devolution of the inheritance.

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