Inheritance in civil law
Inheritance in civil law is a legal system, which refers to the legal system of transferring the property and other legitimate rights and interests of the deceased to the person who has the right to obtain the property. The right of heirs to inherit the decedent's estate according to law is called inheritance right, which has the following legal characteristics: ① It is a kind of property right, and the transfer of property is realized through inheritance. ② Based on personal relationship. The legal inheritance rules of all countries in the world are determined according to the marriage and blood relationship between the heir and the decedent. ③ The realization of inheritance right must have certain legal facts. The inheritance right stipulated by law is only a kind of expectation right enjoyed by heirs; Only after the legal fact of the decedent's death appears, the right of inheritance becomes a vested right and inheritance begins. In countries that implement the testamentary succession system, it is also necessary to have the legal facts that the decedent made a will.