Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 912

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912. (1) Where any of the co-heirs has, under an onerous title, assigned his rights over the inh eritance to any person, not bei ng a co-heir, the other co-heirs or any of them may, even if the ass ignee is a relation of the deceased, exclude him from the partition b y reimbursing to him the price of the assignment, the expenses incurred on the occasion of such assignment, and the interest o n the price as from the day on which such price shall have been paid to the assignor. (2) The right competent to the co -heirs as aforesaid shall lapse at the expiration of one month from the day on which notice of the assignment shall have been given to the co -heirs, unless within that time they shall have declared the ir intention to exercise such right. (3) Where any of the co-heirs sha ll have exercised such right, the other co-heirs may avail the mselves thereof, provided they shall declare their intention to do so within fifteen days from the n otice CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 213 given to them. (4) Any such notice or declaratio n shall be given or made by means of a judicial act. § IV .OF COLLATION Children or descendants are bound to collate in favour of other children or descendants. Amended by: XVIII.2004.95.

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