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Section 3153
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3153. Québec authorities have jurisdiction in matters of succession if the succession opens in Québec, the defendant or one of the defendants is domiciled in Québec or the deceased had elected that Québec law should govern his succession.
They also have jurisdiction if any property of the deceased is situated in Québec and a ruling is required as to the devolution or transmission of the property.
3153. A Québec authority has jurisdiction in matters of succession if the succession opens in Québec, the defendant or one of the defendants is domiciled in Québec or the deceased had elected that Québec law should govern his succession.
It also has jurisdiction if any property of the deceased is situated in Québec and a ruling is required as to the devolution or transmission of the property.
