Dutch Legislation

Title 2

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Intestate succession

Civil Code — Book 4 (inheritance law) (Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 4) · Articles: 4

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Intestate succession

4:9 Article 4:9

In order to be able to act as an heir at law, one must exist at the moment the estate falls open.

4:10 Article 4:10

The law calls to an estate as heirs in their own right, consecutively:

4:11 Article 4:11

Those who are called to an estate together in their own right, shall inherit in equal shares.

4:12 Article 4:12

Succession by representation takes place with respect to persons who no longer exist at the moment the estate falls open, who are unworthy, have been…