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CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec

Section 697
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697. The State is not an heir, but is nonetheless seized of the property bequeathed, as is an heir, once all known successors have renounced the succession, or, where no successor is known or claims the succession, six months after the death.
It is not liable for obligations of the deceased in excess of the value of the property it takes.
1991, c. 64, a. 697; I.N. 2014-05-01; I.N. 2015-11-01.
697. The State is not an heir, but, once all known successors have renounced the succession, or, where no successor is known or claims the succession, six months after the death, is seised of the property of the deceased in the same manner as an heir.
It is not liable for obligations of the deceased in excess of the value of the property it takes.
1991, c. 64, a. 697; I.N. 2014-05-01.
697. The State is not an heir, but, once all known successors have renounced the succession, or, where no successor is known or claims the succession, six months after the death, is seised of the property of the deceased in the same manner as an heir.
It is not liable for obligations of the deceased amounting to more than the value of the property it receives.
1991, c. 64, a. 697.
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