No heir is bound to accept the succession or legacy to which he is called.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 838
No Forced Succession · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
A succession may be accepted in full, accepted under the benefit of inventory, or renounced.