Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 845
845. (1) The action for demanding an inheritance, or a legacy,
or the reserved portion, whether in testate or in intestate
successions, shall lapse on the expiration of ten years from the day
of the opening of the succession.
(2) Nevertheless, with regard to m inors, or persons interdicted,
the said action shall not lapse except on the expiration of one year
from the day on which they shall have attained majority, or the
interdiction shall have ceased, as the case may be.
§ II. O F THE ACCEPTANCE AND RENUNCIATION OF AN
INHERITANCE
OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN INHERITANCE
No person bound
to accept
inheritance.
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