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ORDEN SUCEDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- order of succession
1, record 1, English, order%20of%20succession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... The order of succession was - (i) The purchaser's father; (ii) The issue of the purchaser's father, such as the purchaser's brothers and sisters, or nephew and nieces; (iii) The father of the purchaser's father; (iv) Issue of the father of the purchaser's father; and so on. 2, record 1, English, - order%20of%20succession
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordre de succession
1, record 1, French, ordre%20de%20succession
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre dans lequel une succession est dévolue. La loi détermine quels sont les parents qui héritent d'un individu décédé, à défaut de testament. Ce sont : - les enfants ou leurs descendants par parts égales; - à défaut les père et mère du défunt et ses frères et sœurs; - à défaut les grands-parents, les oncles et tantes et les cousins jusqu'au 6ième degré; le conjoint du survivant en pleine propriété ou en usufruit seulement; à défaut l'État. 2, record 1, French, - ordre%20de%20succession
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- orden de suceder
1, record 1, Spanish, orden%20de%20suceder
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fijación legal de las personas preferentes para heredar, cuando el fallecido no haya otorgado testamento o éste haya perdido su validez. 1, record 1, Spanish, - orden%20de%20suceder
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