Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 615

615. (1) The reserved portion is the right on the estate of the deceased reserved by law in favour of the descendants and the surviving spouse of the deceased. (2) The said right is a credit of t he value of the reserved port ion against the estate of the deceased . Interest at the rate establ ished in article 1139 shall accrue to such credit from the date of the o pening of succession if the reserved portion is claimed within two yea rs from such date, or from the date of service of a judicial act i f the claim is made after th e expiration of the said period of two ye ars: Provided that the Court may, if the circumstances of the case so require, decide not to award any interest or establish a rat e of interest which is lower than that stipulated in article 1139. Reserved portion due to children. Substituted by: XVIII.2004.58.