The rights and obligations of the deceased which form the inheritance shall pass to his heirs and legatees in proportion to their shares in the inheritance, in accordance with the provisions of this Book, unless the nature of these rights and obligations justifies that they terminate by the death of the deceased.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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.
Article 707
Saisine · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.