This title governs intestate and testamentary succession, and the administration and partition of estates.
Chapter 1 — General Provisions
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| Art. 50 | General Principles | Upon the death of a person, the estate of the deceased passes to the heirs according to the provisions of this Title, subject to the conflict-of-laws rules established by Article 45 of the Fundamental Laws. |
| Art. 51 | Capacity to Inherit | Any person who is alive at the moment of the deceased's death, or who is conceived before the death and subsequently born alive, may inherit. |
Chapter 2 — Intestate Succession
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| Art. 52 | Order of Intestate Succession | Where the deceased has left no valid testamentary disposition, or to the extent that the disposition does not exhaust the estate, the estate passes according to the following order:. |
| Art. 53 | Surviving Spouse | The surviving spouse or registered partner is entitled to:; The spouse's share is in addition to any right arising under the matrimonial property regime. |
| Art. 54 | Representation and Accretion | Representation occurs when the descendants of a predeceased heir step into the place and degree of that heir and receive the share that the heir would have received. |
Chapter 3 — Testamentary Succession
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| Art. 55 | Freedom of Testation | Every person of full age and sound mind may dispose of the whole or any part of the estate by testamentary disposition, subject to the reserved portion. |
| Art. 56 | Form of Wills | A testamentary disposition may be made by:; A testamentary disposition may be revoked or amended at any time by a subsequent disposition executed in one of the forms listed above, or by physical destruction of the document by the testator with... |
Chapter 4 — Administration and Partition
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| Art. 57 | Administration and Partition | Upon the opening of the succession, the Royal Chancellery may appoint an administrator of the estate upon the application of any interested person or on its own initiative where the circumstances require. |