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Chapter 3. - Final Determination of the Persons Entitled to the Succession

Art. 823Search for a Will
Art. 824Duty to Declare Will
Art. 825Deposit of Will
Art. 826Opening of Will. - 1. Date
Art. 8272 Anticipated Opening
Art. 8283. Place
Art. 8294. Publicity
Art. 8305. Order of the Day
Art. 8316. Several Wills
Art. 832Establishing of Persons Entitled to the Succession. - 1. Testate Succession
Art. 8332. Intestate Succession
Art. 834Arbitration
Art. 835Action of Nullity. - 1. -Persons Present
Art. 8362. Persons Not Present
Art. 8373. Provisional Measures
Art. 838No Forced Succession
Art. 839Personal Nature of the Option
Art. 840Time for Making the Choice
Art. 841Form of Renunciation
Art. 842Forms of Acceptance Under the Benefit of Inventory
Art. 843Forms of Full Acceptance
Art. 844Renunciation in Favor of Others
Art. 845Misappropriation or Concealment
Art. 846Death of Heir Before Opting
Art. 847Partial Acceptance or Renunciation
Art. 848Actio Pauliana
Art. 849Time of Effectiveness of Acceptance
Art. 850Effect of Acceptance in Full and under the Benefit of Inventory
Art. 851Effect of Renunciation
Art. 852Annulment
Art. 853Certificate of Heir. - 1. Issue
Art. 8542. Effects
Art. 8553. Annulment
Art. 856Petitio Haereditatis. - 1. Principle
Art. 8572. Effects
Art. 8583. Legatee by Universal and Singular Title

Civil Code · English · 2015

Article 846

Death of Heir Before Opting

Where the heir who is called dies before having made a choice, the right to choose shall devolve on his heirs.

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This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.

Source title: Civil Code of the State of Eritrea
Edition: 2015
Issuing body: Ministry of Justice, State of Eritrea
Repository: FAOLEX
Language: English
Source pages: 232

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