Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 909

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909. Any property which, at the time of the opening of the succession of a person leaving ch ildren or other descendants fr om two or more marriages, is found in the estate of such person, s hall be presumed, in the interest of the children or descendants of the previous marriage, to have exist ed therein before the celebrati on of the subsequent marriage, unless the contrary is made to appear either by means of an inventory made prior to such subsequent marriage in the manner laid down by the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure , or by any other means. Collation due by co-heirs. Amended by: XVIII.2004.94.

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