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APPARENT HEIR [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Succession (civil law)
DEF

A person who outwardly appears to be an heir until such time as it is established that the succession devolves to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (droit civil)
CONT

Si le demandeur à l'action en pétition d'hérédité triomphe dans son action, sa qualité d'héritier se trouve établie et il pourra exercer les droits qui en découlent. Se pose alors la question de ses rapports, comme héritier véritable, avec le faux héritier qu'il a évincé — communément appelé l'héritier apparent — ainsi que la question de ses rapports avec les tiers qui auraient pu contracter avec l'héritier apparent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
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Record 2 2012-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Family Law (common law)
DEF

One whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlives the ancestor. To be contrasted with presumptive heir whose claim to inheritance is defeated on the birth of an heir closer in relationship to the ancestor, though at a given point in time the heir presumptive is entitled to the inheritance. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979)

CONT

An heir apparent is one whose right to succeed is indefeasible provided only that he outlive the ancestor, e.g. an eldest son. (Walker, p. 559)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

héritier manifeste : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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