The lawyer named the categories of citizens with the right to inheritance without a will

Some categories of citizens are entitled to a mandatory share in the inheritance, even if the deceased left a will in favor of others. Alexander Barkanov, a lawyer at the Moscow City Bar Association, told about this on April 1.

"This is designed to ensure the rights of the testator's relatives in case, according to the will, the deceased's property is transferred to other people, often completely strangers to the family," he said in a conversation with RT.

According to Barkanov, in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a mandatory share is allocated to the testator's minors or disabled children, his disabled spouses and parents, as well as dependents who lived with the deceased for at least a year before his death and were supported by him. All of them inherit at least half of the share that would be due to each of them by law.

The lawyer added that the mandatory heir may be deprived of the right to property if the court finds him unworthy. To do this, illegal actions against the testator are taken into account, as well as attempts to influence the composition of the inheritance.,

"For example, he hid part of his property, hid money, or prevented others from receiving inheritance. In these cases, he may be recognized as an unworthy heir and completely removed from the inheritance," Barkanov explained.

The lawyer stressed that inheritance is voluntary — the mandatory share can be waived in order not to incur the debts and expenses of the deceased. If the mandatory heir is a minor or incapacitated, the refusal must be coordinated with the guardianship and guardianship authorities.

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Heirs will be able to find out about the debts of the deceased even before accepting the inheritance.

Expert of the NIFI project of the Ministry of Finance of Russia "My Finances.Russian Federation" Olga Daineko said on March 23 that the inheritance of securities is carried out either by will or by law in accordance with the established order. About the specifics of the inheritance of stocks and bonds. She also explained that if relatives do not know about the deceased's securities, the notary independently requests information from depositories, registrars and the Federal Tax Service (FTS).

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