ISSN 1452-6662
Over 180 up-to-date legal acts of the Republic of Serbia translated to English.
Issue: Niste pretplaćeni - pretplatite se LAW ON INHERITANCE
Published in the Službeni glasnik RS, Nos. 46 as of November 4, 1995, 101 as of October 17, 2003 - CCRS, 6 as of January 22, 2015
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  • Chapter One
  • Chapter Two
    • LAW BASED INHERITANCE
      • I. LEGAL HEIRS
        • 1. First Order of Inheritance
        • 2. Second Order of Inheritance
        • 3. Third Order of Inheritance
        • 4. Fourth Order of Inheritance
        • 5. Other Hereditary Lines
        • 6. The Republic of Serbia as the Legal Heir
        • SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN LEGAL HEIRS
          • 1. Deceased's Spouse
            • a) Increasing the Inheritance Share of a Spouse in the Second Order of Inheritance
            • b) Decreasing the Inheritance Share of a Spouse in the Second Order of Inheritance
          • 2. Deceased's Parents
          • 3. Adoptee
          • 4. Adopter
      • II. FORCED HEIRS
        • 1. Position of the Forced Heirs and Nature of Forced Share
        • 2. Calculation of the Forced Share
        • 3. Rules if the Forced Share is Right in Rem
        • 4. Statute of Limitations
        • 5. Who can Claim a Forced share and Rights Heredity
        • 6. Disinheritance of Forced Heirs
          • a) Exclusion of Forced Heirs
          • b) Deprivation of Forced Heirs
      • III. DEDUCTION OF GIFTS AND LEGACIES IN THE INHERITANCE SHARE
  • Chapter Three
    • WILL BASED INHERITANCE (TESTAMENT, LAST WILL)
      • I. WILL
      • II. FORMS OF WILLS
        • 1. Types of Forms
          • a) Handwritten Will
          • b) Written Will before Witnesses
          • c) Judicial Will
          • d) Consular Will
          • f) International Will
          • g) Emergency Will made at Sea
          • g) Military Will
          • h) Oral Will
          • i) Notarial Will
        • 2. Rules on Testamentary Witnesses
      • III. CONTENTS OF WILLS
        • 1. Heir Appointment
        • 2. Leaving a Legacy
        • 3. Disposal for Permitted Purposes and Establishment of an Endowment
        • 4. Conditions and Terms
          • a) Conditions
          • b) Terms
          • c) If Heir is Appointed under a Suspensive Condition or Term
          • d) If Heir is Appointed under a Termination Condition or Term
        • 5. Orders
        • 6. Interpretation of Wills
          • a) Belonging of Inheritance
          • b) Accession
      • IV. LEGACY
        • 1. General rules
        • 2. Special Types of Legacy
        • 3. Legacy Limitation
      • V. INVALIDITY OF WILL
        • 1. Nullity of Will
        • 2. Will Voidability
      • VI. PROVING A DESTROYED, LOST OR HIDDEN WILL
      • VII. WILL EXECUTORS
      • VIII. REVOCATION OF WILLS
  • Chapter Four
    • CONTRACTS IN THE INHERITANCE LAW
      • I. CONTRACT ON INHERITANCE AND CONTRACT ON FUTURE INHERITANCE OR LEGACY
      • II. CONTRACT ON ASSIGNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY FOR LIFE
      • III. LIFETIME MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
  • Chapter Five
    • TRANSFER OF INHERITANCE TO THE HEIRS
      • I. OPENING OF SUCCESSION
      • II. ACQUISITION OF INHERITANCE
        • 1. Transfer of Inheritance to Heirs
          • a) Renunciation of Succession
          • b) Acceptance of Succession
        • 2. Non-statutory Right to Claim Inheritance
      • III. LIABILITY OF THE HEIRS FOR DEBTS OF THE DECEASED
      • IV. PARTITION OF INHERITANCE
  • Chapter Six
    • TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS