Latest items for IAD-LAW-1
Sept. 22, 2023, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"'No matter the circumstances of the birth of a female child, such a child is entitled to an inheritance from her late father’s estate. Consequently the Igbo customary law which disentitles a female child from partaking, in the sharing of her deceased father’s estate is in breach of Section 42 (1) and (2) of the Constitution, a fundamental rights provision guaranteed to every Nigerian. The said discriminatory customary law is void as it conflicts with Section 42(1) and (2) of the Constitution.' This decision settled beyond all doubts, the fundamental right of a female to participate in the inheritance of her deceased father’s estate. The judgment of the Court in...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"'No matter the circumstances of the birth of a female child, such a child is entitled to an inheritance from her late father’s estate. Consequently the Igbo customary law which disentitles a female child from partaking, in the sharing of her deceased father’s estate is in breach of Section 42 (1) and (2) of the Constitution, a fundamental rights provision guaranteed to every Nigerian. The said discriminatory customary law is void as it conflicts with Section 42(1) and (2) of the Constitution.' This decision settled beyond all doubts, the fundamental right of a female to participate in the inheritance of her deceased father’s estate. The judgment of the Court in...more
Sept. 13, 2023, 9:13 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Daughters, subject to observation of provision of Article (2019) of this Law, shall be entitled to inheritance as follows: 1 – One daughter shall be entitled to half of the inheritance; two or more shall be entitled to two thirds. 2 – Daughters of son, if they do not have daughter or daughter of son, who is higher than her in degree, shall be entitled to the inheritance stated in the above Item. Daughters of son, one or more, in case of existence of daughter or daughter of son who are higher than her in degree, shall be entitled to one sixth of the inheritance" (265). "(1) The residuary due...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Daughters, subject to observation of provision of Article (2019) of this Law, shall be entitled to inheritance as follows: 1 – One daughter shall be entitled to half of the inheritance; two or more shall be entitled to two thirds. 2 – Daughters of son, if they do not have daughter or daughter of son, who is higher than her in degree, shall be entitled to the inheritance stated in the above Item. Daughters of son, one or more, in case of existence of daughter or daughter of son who are higher than her in degree, shall be entitled to one sixth of the inheritance" (265). "(1) The residuary due...more
Sept. 8, 2023, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In the intestate succession, neither the sex nor the primogeniture" (109). "The following are called to the intestate succession: 1º The legitimate descendants of the deceased. 2º Their legitimate ancestors. 3º The legitimate collaterals. 4th The natural children or natural grandchildren. 5º Their natural parents or natural grandparents. 6º The natural brothers. 7º The surviving spouse. 8º The municipalities. The order of succession is that indicated in the subsequent title" (109-110). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1904) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In the intestate succession, neither the sex nor the primogeniture" (109). "The following are called to the intestate succession: 1º The legitimate descendants of the deceased. 2º Their legitimate ancestors. 3º The legitimate collaterals. 4th The natural children or natural grandchildren. 5º Their natural parents or natural grandparents. 6º The natural brothers. 7º The surviving spouse. 8º The municipalities. The order of succession is that indicated in the subsequent title" (109-110). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1904) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for...more
Sept. 8, 2023, 2:04 p.m.
Countries: Netherlands
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"1. By law the following heirs are successively called to the estate of the deceased in order to inherit his property: a. the not legally separated spouse of the deceased together with the deceased’s children; b. if none of the under point (a) mentioned persons exist: the parents of the deceased together with the deceased’s brothers and sisters; c. if none of the under point (a) and (b) mentioned persons exist: the grandparents of the deceased; d. if none of the under point (a) (b) and (c) mentioned persons exist: the great-grandparents of the deceased" (art. 10). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2012) relating to...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"1. By law the following heirs are successively called to the estate of the deceased in order to inherit his property: a. the not legally separated spouse of the deceased together with the deceased’s children; b. if none of the under point (a) mentioned persons exist: the parents of the deceased together with the deceased’s brothers and sisters; c. if none of the under point (a) and (b) mentioned persons exist: the grandparents of the deceased; d. if none of the under point (a) (b) and (c) mentioned persons exist: the great-grandparents of the deceased" (art. 10). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2012) relating to...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The law contains discriminatory provisions. For example, the law on property rights favors men in land tenancy and the division of family property. The constitution, however, confers rights for women that had not previously received legal protection, including rights equal to those of their spouses in property and family affairs, and special opportunities in education, health, and social security" (27). "The law grants women equal shares of their parents’ inheritance and the right to keep their property after marriage, but many women were not aware of their rights, and others were afraid to challenge existing practice. The law also grants widows complete access to and authority over the estate of...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The law contains discriminatory provisions. For example, the law on property rights favors men in land tenancy and the division of family property. The constitution, however, confers rights for women that had not previously received legal protection, including rights equal to those of their spouses in property and family affairs, and special opportunities in education, health, and social security" (27). "The law grants women equal shares of their parents’ inheritance and the right to keep their property after marriage, but many women were not aware of their rights, and others were afraid to challenge existing practice. The law also grants widows complete access to and authority over the estate of...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"For the purposes of apportionment of a property in common, the husband, wife, father, mother, son and daughter shall be deemed to be coparceners, subject to the other Sections of this Chapter" (113). "(1) Each coparcener shall have equal entitlement to partition share. (2) If a woman coparcener is pregnant at the time of partition, and the baby to be delivered by her is to become a coparcener, partition shall be made by treating also such would be born baby as a coparcener and only after setting aside his or her partition share of property. (3) If the pregnant woman under sub-section (2) does not deliver a live baby, the...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"For the purposes of apportionment of a property in common, the husband, wife, father, mother, son and daughter shall be deemed to be coparceners, subject to the other Sections of this Chapter" (113). "(1) Each coparcener shall have equal entitlement to partition share. (2) If a woman coparcener is pregnant at the time of partition, and the baby to be delivered by her is to become a coparcener, partition shall be made by treating also such would be born baby as a coparcener and only after setting aside his or her partition share of property. (3) If the pregnant woman under sub-section (2) does not deliver a live baby, the...more
Sept. 6, 2023, 12:35 p.m.
Countries: Mongolia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The following persons shall be lawful successors with equal right for inheritance: The testator’s spouses, children born from before or after the death of testator or adopted, parents or foster parents" (183). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2002) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The following persons shall be lawful successors with equal right for inheritance: The testator’s spouses, children born from before or after the death of testator or adopted, parents or foster parents" (183). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2002) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 1, 2023, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Mauritius
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Successions are transferred to the children and descendants of the deceased, to his spouse, to his ascendants and his collateral relatives in the order and according to the rules below determined" (101). "The surviving spouse succeeds in the same rank as a child. He participates with the child or children in sharing, in equal portions, the succession of the deceased husband" (105). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1981) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Successions are transferred to the children and descendants of the deceased, to his spouse, to his ascendants and his collateral relatives in the order and according to the rules below determined" (101). "The surviving spouse succeeds in the same rank as a child. He participates with the child or children in sharing, in equal portions, the succession of the deceased husband" (105). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1981) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 31, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"(1) Saving the provisions of article 815, children or other descendants succeed to their father and mother or other ascendants without distinction of sex, and whether they are born or conceived in marriage or otherwise and whether they are of the same or of different marriages. (2) They succeed per capita when they are all in the first degree; they succeed per stirpes when all, or some of them, take by representation" (191). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2017) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"(1) Saving the provisions of article 815, children or other descendants succeed to their father and mother or other ascendants without distinction of sex, and whether they are born or conceived in marriage or otherwise and whether they are of the same or of different marriages. (2) They succeed per capita when they are all in the first degree; they succeed per stirpes when all, or some of them, take by representation" (191). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2017) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law...more
Aug. 31, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The relatives of the deceased in the same degree have the same rights. They succeed by equal portion and by head" (148). "The children or their descendants succeed their father and mother or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, even if they come from unions different" (153). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2011) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The relatives of the deceased in the same degree have the same rights. They succeed by equal portion and by head" (148). "The children or their descendants succeed their father and mother or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, even if they come from unions different" (153). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2011) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 30, 2023, 5:09 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Upon intestacy, the persons entitled to inherit the intestate of fair property shall be the members of the immediate family and dependents of the intestate, and their shares shall be ascertained upon the following principles of fair distribution—(a) protection shall be provided for members of the immediate family and dependents from hardship so far as the property available for distribution can provide such protection; (b) every spouse of the intestate shall be entitled to retain all the household belongings which belong to his or her household; (c) if any property shall remain after paragraphs (a) and (b) have been complied with, the remaining property shall be divided between the surviving...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Upon intestacy, the persons entitled to inherit the intestate of fair property shall be the members of the immediate family and dependents of the intestate, and their shares shall be ascertained upon the following principles of fair distribution—(a) protection shall be provided for members of the immediate family and dependents from hardship so far as the property available for distribution can provide such protection; (b) every spouse of the intestate shall be entitled to retain all the household belongings which belong to his or her household; (c) if any property shall remain after paragraphs (a) and (b) have been complied with, the remaining property shall be divided between the surviving...more
Aug. 30, 2023, 3:33 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Women have the same legal status as men under family, religious, personal status, and nationality laws, as well as laws related to labor, property, nationality, inheritance, employment, access to credit, and owning or managing businesses or property. The laws were effectively enforced" (34).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Women have the same legal status as men under family, religious, personal status, and nationality laws, as well as laws related to labor, property, nationality, inheritance, employment, access to credit, and owning or managing businesses or property. The laws were effectively enforced" (34).
Aug. 30, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Luxembourg
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Successions are transferred to the children and descendants of the deceased, to his surviving spouse, to his ascendants and to his collateral relatives, in the order and according to the rules determined below" (731). "The children or their descendants succeed their parents, grandfathers, grandmothers, or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, and even if they come from different marriages. They succeed by equal portions and by head, when they are all in the first degree and called by their chief: they succeed by stock when they come all or in part by representation" (745). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1803) relating to inheritance...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Successions are transferred to the children and descendants of the deceased, to his surviving spouse, to his ascendants and to his collateral relatives, in the order and according to the rules determined below" (731). "The children or their descendants succeed their parents, grandfathers, grandmothers, or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, and even if they come from different marriages. They succeed by equal portions and by head, when they are all in the first degree and called by their chief: they succeed by stock when they come all or in part by representation" (745). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1803) relating to inheritance...more
Aug. 30, 2023, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In intestate succession, the following persons shall be heirs to inheritance in equal shares: 1) first degree descendants: bequeather’s children (including adopted children) and bequeather’s children born after his death; 2) second degree descendants: bequeather’s parents (adoptive parents), grandchildren; 3) third degree descendants: bequeather’s grandparents both on the father’s and mother’s side, bequeather’s great grandchildren; 4) fourth degree descendants: bequeather’s brothers and sisters, great grandparents both on the father’s and mother’s side; 5) fifth degree descendants: children of the bequeather’s brothers and sisters (nephews and nieces), likewise brothers and sisters of the bequeather’s parents (uncles and aunts); 6) sixth degree descendants: children of the bequeather’s parents’ brothers and sisters (cousins)"...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In intestate succession, the following persons shall be heirs to inheritance in equal shares: 1) first degree descendants: bequeather’s children (including adopted children) and bequeather’s children born after his death; 2) second degree descendants: bequeather’s parents (adoptive parents), grandchildren; 3) third degree descendants: bequeather’s grandparents both on the father’s and mother’s side, bequeather’s great grandchildren; 4) fourth degree descendants: bequeather’s brothers and sisters, great grandparents both on the father’s and mother’s side; 5) fifth degree descendants: children of the bequeather’s brothers and sisters (nephews and nieces), likewise brothers and sisters of the bequeather’s parents (uncles and aunts); 6) sixth degree descendants: children of the bequeather’s parents’ brothers and sisters (cousins)"...more
Aug. 30, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
Countries: Libya
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Sharia rules of inheritance apply. Women have a right to inheritance, but in many cases receive less than men. Daughters receive half the share that sons receive" (9). "Libya acceded to the Convention on the Prevention of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1989. Upon accession, the government entered the following reservations to CEDAW: 1. Article 2 shall be implemented with due regard for the peremptory norms of Islamic Sharia relating to determination of the inheritance portions of the estate of a deceased person, whether female or male" (10). "Inheritance is determined by Sharia principles, under which women have the right to inherit, but will generally inherit a...more
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Sharia rules of inheritance apply. Women have a right to inheritance, but in many cases receive less than men. Daughters receive half the share that sons receive" (9). "Libya acceded to the Convention on the Prevention of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1989. Upon accession, the government entered the following reservations to CEDAW: 1. Article 2 shall be implemented with due regard for the peremptory norms of Islamic Sharia relating to determination of the inheritance portions of the estate of a deceased person, whether female or male" (10). "Inheritance is determined by Sharia principles, under which women have the right to inherit, but will generally inherit a...more
Aug. 29, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Pursuant to law, invited to inherit are 1) the spouse, 2) kin and 3) adoptees" (103). "Intestate succession rights are based on kinship and adoption. Affinity does not confer such rights. Intestate succession rights shall only be based on such kinship, as originates by birth: 1) within a lawful marriage (Section 146); 2) within a marriage subsequently declared annulled (Section 152, Clause 3); 3) outside of marriage, if the parents of the illegitimate child enter into a marriage with each other after the birth of the child (Section 152, Clause 1 and Section 161); 4) resulting from sexual intercourse between a bridegroom and his betrothed bride, who has been declared...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Pursuant to law, invited to inherit are 1) the spouse, 2) kin and 3) adoptees" (103). "Intestate succession rights are based on kinship and adoption. Affinity does not confer such rights. Intestate succession rights shall only be based on such kinship, as originates by birth: 1) within a lawful marriage (Section 146); 2) within a marriage subsequently declared annulled (Section 152, Clause 3); 3) outside of marriage, if the parents of the illegitimate child enter into a marriage with each other after the birth of the child (Section 152, Clause 1 and Section 161); 4) resulting from sexual intercourse between a bridegroom and his betrothed bride, who has been declared...more
Aug. 29, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs are as follows: 1. Offspring, adopted children, stepchildren of the owner of inheritance including Unborn children are entitled to their share of inheritance of the deceased. The mother shall manage the inheritance; 2. The surviving spouse of the owner of the inheritance; 3. Parents or paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents or great grandparents of the owner of the heritage; 4. Older and younger brothers and sisters, or paternal uncles and aunts and maternal uncles and aunts, or nephews and nieces of the owner of the heritage; 5. The State, or legal entities and other individuals as specified in this Civil Code" (157). "In case a spouse dies leaving the...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs are as follows: 1. Offspring, adopted children, stepchildren of the owner of inheritance including Unborn children are entitled to their share of inheritance of the deceased. The mother shall manage the inheritance; 2. The surviving spouse of the owner of the inheritance; 3. Parents or paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents or great grandparents of the owner of the heritage; 4. Older and younger brothers and sisters, or paternal uncles and aunts and maternal uncles and aunts, or nephews and nieces of the owner of the heritage; 5. The State, or legal entities and other individuals as specified in this Civil Code" (157). "In case a spouse dies leaving the...more
Aug. 24, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The right of the first queue to inherit by law shall be granted in equal shares to the children of an estate-leaver, including those born alive after his (her) death as well as the spouse and parents of the estate-leaver" (1061). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1994) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The right of the first queue to inherit by law shall be granted in equal shares to the children of an estate-leaver, including those born alive after his (her) death as well as the spouse and parents of the estate-leaver" (1061). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1994) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 24, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: Jordan
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The law does not necessarily provide for the same legal status, rights, and inheritance provisions for women as for men" (44). "Under the Personal Status Law that applies sharia rulings, daughters inherit half the amount that sons receive, with some exceptions. A sole female heir receives only half of her parents’ estate, with the balance going to uncles, whereas a sole male heir inherits all of his parents’ property...Special religious courts for recognized Christian denominations under the Council of Churches adjudicate marriage and divorce for Christians, but for inheritance, sharia applies to all persons, irrespective of religion" (45).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The law does not necessarily provide for the same legal status, rights, and inheritance provisions for women as for men" (44). "Under the Personal Status Law that applies sharia rulings, daughters inherit half the amount that sons receive, with some exceptions. A sole female heir receives only half of her parents’ estate, with the balance going to uncles, whereas a sole male heir inherits all of his parents’ property...Special religious courts for recognized Christian denominations under the Council of Churches adjudicate marriage and divorce for Christians, but for inheritance, sharia applies to all persons, irrespective of religion" (45).
Aug. 24, 2023, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"(1)The children of the decedent become heirs thereof. (2)If a child of the decedent dies before the opening of the succession or loses the right of inheritance through the application of the provisions of Article 891 or through disinheritance, the children of such a child become heirs of the decedent, per stirpes; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who is not a lineal descendant of the decedent. (3)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if a person who would have become an heir per stirpes dies before the opening of the succession or if that person loses the right to take per stirpes through...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"(1)The children of the decedent become heirs thereof. (2)If a child of the decedent dies before the opening of the succession or loses the right of inheritance through the application of the provisions of Article 891 or through disinheritance, the children of such a child become heirs of the decedent, per stirpes; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who is not a lineal descendant of the decedent. (3)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if a person who would have become an heir per stirpes dies before the opening of the succession or if that person loses the right to take per stirpes through...more
Aug. 23, 2023, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and no issue, the spouse shall take the whole estate. (2) If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and issue—(a) the spouse shall take two-thirds of the estate, and (b) the remainder shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (3) If an intestate dies leaving issue and no spouse, his estate shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (4) If all the issue are in equal degree of relationship to the deceased the distribution shall be in equal shares among them; if they are not, it shall be per stirpes" (para 67). The most recent...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and no issue, the spouse shall take the whole estate. (2) If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and issue—(a) the spouse shall take two-thirds of the estate, and (b) the remainder shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (3) If an intestate dies leaving issue and no spouse, his estate shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (4) If all the issue are in equal degree of relationship to the deceased the distribution shall be in equal shares among them; if they are not, it shall be per stirpes" (para 67). The most recent...more
Aug. 23, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs by blood relations and how they inherit: 1. Parents, children and grandchildren. Males shall receive twice the share of females. 2. Grandfather, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, and nieces and nephews. 3. Paternal uncles and aunts, sisters, maternal uncles and aunts, and uterine relatives. 4. Full (whole) blood sisters shall be considered as full (whole) blood brothers in blocking inheritance" (25). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1959) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs by blood relations and how they inherit: 1. Parents, children and grandchildren. Males shall receive twice the share of females. 2. Grandfather, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, and nieces and nephews. 3. Paternal uncles and aunts, sisters, maternal uncles and aunts, and uterine relatives. 4. Full (whole) blood sisters shall be considered as full (whole) blood brothers in blocking inheritance" (25). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1959) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 16, 2023, 1:09 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"(1) If there is a descendant heir, the spouse of the testator shall be entitled to a) lifelong usufruct on the residential premises where the spouse and the testator lived together and on the related furniture and equipment; and b) a share equal to that of a child from the remainder of the estate. (2) Usufruct may not be restricted and its redemption may not be claimed against the spouse. (3) In an allocation agreement, the spouse may be granted lifelong usufruct on the whole estate instead of receiving a share equal to that of a child" (328).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"(1) If there is a descendant heir, the spouse of the testator shall be entitled to a) lifelong usufruct on the residential premises where the spouse and the testator lived together and on the related furniture and equipment; and b) a share equal to that of a child from the remainder of the estate. (2) Usufruct may not be restricted and its redemption may not be claimed against the spouse. (3) In an allocation agreement, the spouse may be granted lifelong usufruct on the whole estate instead of receiving a share equal to that of a child" (328).
Aug. 16, 2023, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The following are called to intestate succession: 1.- The legitimate descendants of the deceased. 2.- Their legitimate ancestors. 3.- The legitimate collaterals. 4.- The natural children or natural grandchildren. 5.- Their natural parents or natural grandparents. 6.- The natural brothers. 7.- The surviving spouse. 8.- The municipalities" (170-171). "The surviving spouse who lacks what is necessary for their consistent subsistence, has the right, in quality of conjugal portion, to a quarter of the assets of the predeceased spouse" (206). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2011) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The following are called to intestate succession: 1.- The legitimate descendants of the deceased. 2.- Their legitimate ancestors. 3.- The legitimate collaterals. 4.- The natural children or natural grandchildren. 5.- Their natural parents or natural grandparents. 6.- The natural brothers. 7.- The surviving spouse. 8.- The municipalities" (170-171). "The surviving spouse who lacks what is necessary for their consistent subsistence, has the right, in quality of conjugal portion, to a quarter of the assets of the predeceased spouse" (206). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2011) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting...more
Aug. 16, 2023, 10:02 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Legitimate children or their descendants succeed their father and mother, ancestors, or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, and even if they come from different marriages" (116). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1864) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Legitimate children or their descendants succeed their father and mother, ancestors, or other ascendants, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, and even if they come from different marriages" (116). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1864) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 15, 2023, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The division between children is done by head, dividing the inheritance into as many parts as the heirs" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The division between children is done by head, dividing the inheritance into as many parts as the heirs" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 11, 2023, 3:18 p.m.
Countries: Ghana
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Devolution of household chattels: Where the intestate is survived by a spouse or by a child or both a spouse and a child, the spouse or the child or both of them. is or are entitled absolutely to the household chattels of the intestate. 4. Spouse, child or both entitled to one house: (1) Despite this Act, (a) where the estate includes only one house, the surviving spouse or the child or both of them is or are entitled to that house and where it devolves to both the spouse and the child, they shall hold it as tenants in common; (b) where the estate includes more than one house,...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Devolution of household chattels: Where the intestate is survived by a spouse or by a child or both a spouse and a child, the spouse or the child or both of them. is or are entitled absolutely to the household chattels of the intestate. 4. Spouse, child or both entitled to one house: (1) Despite this Act, (a) where the estate includes only one house, the surviving spouse or the child or both of them is or are entitled to that house and where it devolves to both the spouse and the child, they shall hold it as tenants in common; (b) where the estate includes more than one house,...more
Aug. 11, 2023, 2:05 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The surviving spouse of the deceased as an heir on intestacy is entitled to one quarter of the inheritance together with relatives of the first degree, and to one half of the inheritance together with relatives of the second degree or together with grandparents. If there are both grandparents and descendants of grandparents living, the spouse also receives the share of the other half that under section 1926 would pass to the descendants. (2) If there are relatives neither of the first nor of the second degree nor grandparents living, the surviving spouse receives the whole inheritance...(4) If at the time of the devolution of the inheritance there was separation...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The surviving spouse of the deceased as an heir on intestacy is entitled to one quarter of the inheritance together with relatives of the first degree, and to one half of the inheritance together with relatives of the second degree or together with grandparents. If there are both grandparents and descendants of grandparents living, the spouse also receives the share of the other half that under section 1926 would pass to the descendants. (2) If there are relatives neither of the first nor of the second degree nor grandparents living, the surviving spouse receives the whole inheritance...(4) If at the time of the devolution of the inheritance there was separation...more
Aug. 11, 2023, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In the event of intestacy, the following persons shall inherit in equal shares: I. First degree heirs – the decedent’s children, a child of the decedent born after his/her death, the decedent’s spouse and parents (adoptive parents)" (191). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1997) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In the event of intestacy, the following persons shall inherit in equal shares: I. First degree heirs – the decedent’s children, a child of the decedent born after his/her death, the decedent’s spouse and parents (adoptive parents)" (191). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1997) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 11, 2023, 11:36 a.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"A man and a woman have the right to inherit, in equitable shared, their parents' properties, subject to personal law" (21). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2010) relating to daughters inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"A man and a woman have the right to inherit, in equitable shared, their parents' properties, subject to personal law" (21). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2010) relating to daughters inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).